Abstract: The invention features methods of making devices, or “platens”, having a high-density array of through-holes, as well as methods of cleaning and refurbishing the surfaces of the platens. The invention further features methods of making high-density arrays of chemical, biochemical, and biological compounds, having many advantages over conventional, lower-density arrays. The invention includes methods by which many physical, chemical or biological transformations can be implemented in serial or in parallel within each addressable through-hole of the devices. Additionally, the invention includes methods of analyzing the contents of the array, including assaying of physical properties of the samples.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 10, 2002
Publication date:
September 25, 2003
Applicant:
Biotrove, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
Inventors:
Robert A. Hess, John Linton, Tanya S. Kanigan, Colin Brenan, Can Ozbal
Abstract: The invention features methods of making devices, or “platens”, having a high-density array of through-holes, as well as methods of cleaning and refurbishing the surfaces of the platens. The invention further features methods of making high-density arrays of chemical, biochemical, and biological compounds, having many advantages over conventional, lower-density arrays. The invention includes methods by which many physical, chemical or biological transformations can be implemented in serial or in parallel within each addressable through-hole of the devices. Additionally, the invention includes methods of analyzing the contents of the array, including assaying of physical properties of the samples.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 10, 2002
Publication date:
July 3, 2003
Applicant:
Biotrove, Inc., a Delaware corporation
Inventors:
Robert A. Hess, John Linton, Tanya S. Kanigan, Colin Brenan, Can Ozbal