Probe carrier and method of manufacturing the same
First Claim
1. A flat plate-shaped probe carrier comprising a plurality of ring bodies having in the inside a region for fixing a probe adapted to be bonded specifically to a target substance and a filler filled among said ring bodies without any substantial space left therein.
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Abstract
A flat plate-shaped probe carrier for carrying probes such as single stranded DNAs, proteins, etc. which are reactive specifically with target substances comprises a plurality of ring bodies arranged substantially in parallel and the external space among the ring bodies is filled with a filler such that the openings of the ring bodies are oriented to the surface of the probe carrier. Each ring body has a region for fixing a probe adapted to be bonded specifically to a target substance on its inner wall. The probe carrier is produced by bundling a plurality of hollow tubular members in parallel, then filling the external space among the bundled hollow members with a filler, and cutting the bundle along a plane intersecting the axial direction of the tubular members. Probes are fixed to the fixing region before or after filling the external space.
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- 1. A flat plate-shaped probe carrier comprising a plurality of ring bodies having in the inside a region for fixing a probe adapted to be bonded specifically to a target substance and a filler filled among said ring bodies without any substantial space left therein.
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4. A method of manufacturing a probe carrier comprising a plurality of ring bodies having in the inside a region for fixing a probe adapted to be bonded specifically to a target substance, said method comprising;
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a step of bundling a plurality of hollow tubular members to make them arranged substantially in parallel with each other;
a step of filling the external space among the bundled hollow tubular members with a filler and solidifying the filler;
a step of cutting the bundle of the tubular members filled with the filler along a plane intersecting the axial direction of the tubular members to produce a flat plate-shaped carrier comprising a plurality of ring bodies having respective internal openings; and
a step of fixing probes to the respective regions for fixing a probe before or after filling the space with the filler. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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