MICROFABRICATED SPOTTING APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LOW COST MICROARRAYS

Title:

MICROFABRICATED SPOTTING APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LOW COST MICROARRAYS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2002063272

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

An improved apparatus for producing microarrays of chemical and biochemical materials. The apparatus includes one or more pins (20), a holder (40) for the pins and a dispensing tray (60) for holding one or more liquids. The apparatus is microfabricated from semiconductor materials such as silicon, silicone oxides, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, polymers, ceramics, non-ferric alloys using chemical and physical microfabrication and photolithographic techniques.

Inventors:

HAUSHALTER ROBERT C (US)
SUN XIAO-DONG (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2002/003974

Publication Date:

October 17, 2002

Filing Date:

February 06, 2002

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

PARALLEL SYNTHESIS TECHNOLOGIE (US)
HAUSHALTER ROBERT C (US)
SUN XIAO-DONG (US)

International Classes:

B01J19/00; B01L3/02; B81B1/00; C40B40/06; C40B40/10; C40B60/14; (IPC1-7): G01N27/26; B01L3/00

Foreign References:

US6024925A	2000-02-15
US20020008028A1	2002-01-24

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