Micro fabricated fountain pen apparatus and method for ultra high density biological arrays
First Claim
1. A fluid dispensing system for biological applications, the dispensing system including a fluid dispensing apparatus for applying selected fluids in a predetermined manner to form a plurality of spots based upon one or more of the selected fluids on a surface of a substrate, the apparatus comprising;
- an elongated member having at least a tip portion, the tip portion extending from the elongated member;
an etched trench extending along a portion of a length of the elongated member to the tip to form an opening defined on the tip portion and coupled to the etched trench;
a flexible region defined within the elongated member to allow the tip to adjust in position upon contact with the surface of the substrate; and
a fluid disposed within the etched trench, the fluid being output through the opening on the tip to form one or more than one spots on the surface of the substrate.
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Abstract
A fluid dispensing system for at least biological applications, e.g., oligonucleotides, peptide nucleic acids (“PNA”), proteins, polysaccharides, polypeptides, inorganic solutions, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), optical sensors, and other applications. The dispensing system includes a fluid dispensing apparatus for applying selected fluids in a predetermined manner to form a plurality of spots based upon one or more of the selected fluids on a surface of a substrate. The apparatus comprises an elongated member having at least a tip portion, which extends from the elongated member. The apparatus also has an etched trench extending along a portion of a length of the elongated member to the tip to form an opening defined on the tip portion and coupled to the etched trench. A flexible region is defined within the elongated member to allow the tip to adjust in position upon contact with the surface of the substrate. A fluid is disposed within the etched trench. The fluid is output through the opening on the tip to form more than one spots on the surface of the substrate.
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1. A fluid dispensing system for biological applications, the dispensing system including a fluid dispensing apparatus for applying selected fluids in a predetermined manner to form a plurality of spots based upon one or more of the selected fluids on a surface of a substrate, the apparatus comprising;
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an elongated member having at least a tip portion, the tip portion extending from the elongated member;
an etched trench extending along a portion of a length of the elongated member to the tip to form an opening defined on the tip portion and coupled to the etched trench;
a flexible region defined within the elongated member to allow the tip to adjust in position upon contact with the surface of the substrate; and
a fluid disposed within the etched trench, the fluid being output through the opening on the tip to form one or more than one spots on the surface of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for forming a high density array of spots on a substrate for biological applications, the method comprising:
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providing a dispensing apparatus, the dispensing apparatus comprising an elongated member having at least a trench region that extends from a first portion of the elongated member to an opening on a tip portion;
applying the tip to a surface of the substrate at an angle whereupon the angle ranges from a position normal to the surface of the substrate; and
dispensing fluid through the trench region that extends from the first portion of the elongated member to the opening at the tip to form a fluid region having a size of a dimension substantially equal to a width of the opening of the trench. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for manufacturing a fountain pen dispenser for biological applications, the method comprising:
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providing a substrate, the substrate having an upper surface, a bottom surface, and a thickness defined there between;
forming a trench region within the substrate from the upper surface, the trench region having a length and a width;
patterning at least the bottom surface of the substrate to define an elongated member from the substrate, the elongated member having the trench region defined therein, whereupon the trench region extends from an upper portion to a lower portion of the elongated member along a length of the elongated member;
etching to free the tip and substantially define the elongated member; and
coating a portion of the trench region including the opening with a hydrophilic material. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A biological array of spots having a quantity to map a complete genome on a single substrate, the biological array comprising:
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a substrate including a surface and a thickness, the surface having a hydrophilic surface, the surface having a surface dimension variation from a first end to a second end;
at least 30,000 spots provided on a surface of the substrate, each of the spots being placed in a spatial manner based upon a predetermined order;
wherein the complete human genome is provided on the single substrate to reduce a possibility of variation between the substrate and another substrate. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for manufacturing a fountain pen dispenser, the method comprising:
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providing a substrate, the substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a thickness defined between the top surface and bottom surface;
patterning the top surface of the substrate to define a trench region having a length and width; and
forming an elongated member having the trench region defined therein from the substrate, the elongated member having a tip portion coupled to an opening of the trench region. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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