Enclosed arrays and their reading
First Claim
1. A method of reading an array of moieties on at least a portion of a surface of a transparent slide which is opposite a first portion on an opposite surface, which array has been previously exposed to a sample, the method comprising:
- (a) exposing the array to a sample by placing the slide in a vapor tight barrier;
(b) transferring the slide to an open environment for washing and drying of the array;
(c) mounting the slide on a slide holder and retaining the slide thereon in an enclosed and protected environment without the array contacting the holder; and
(d) inserting the holder into an array reader and reading the array.
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Abstract
A method of reading an array of moieties such as polynucleotides (for example, DNA) on at least a portion of a surface of a transparent slide which is opposite a first portion on the opposing surface, which array has been previously exposed to a sample. The method may include mounting the slide on a slide holder and retaining the slide thereon in an enclosed and protected environment in which the holder does not contact the previously exposed array and the array or dyes bound there to are not subject to external factors that might impact their measurement over time. The holder is then inserted into an array reader and the array read. A holder and slides that can be used in the method are also provided.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of reading an array of moieties on at least a portion of a surface of a transparent slide which is opposite a first portion on an opposite surface, which array has been previously exposed to a sample, the method comprising:
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(a) exposing the array to a sample by placing the slide in a vapor tight barrier;
(b) transferring the slide to an open environment for washing and drying of the array;
(c) mounting the slide on a slide holder and retaining the slide thereon in an enclosed and protected environment without the array contacting the holder; and
(d) inserting the holder into an array reader and reading the array. - View Dependent Claims (7, 9)
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2. A method of reading an array of moieties on at least a portion of a rear surface of a transparent slide which is opposite a first portion on the front surface, which array has been previously exposed to a sample, the method comprising:
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(a) exposing the array to a sample by placing the slide in a vapor tight barrier;
(b) transferring the slide to an open environment for washing and drying of the array;
(c) mounting the slide on a slide holder and retaining the slide thereon in an enclosed and protected environment in which the previously exposed array faces, and is spaced apart from, a backer member of the holder without the array contacting the holder; and
(b) inserting the holder into an array reader and reading the array. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A holder for a transparent slide having front and rear surfaces, and carrying moieties on at least a portion of the rear surface which is opposite a first portion on the front surface, comprising:
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(a) a backer member;
(b) front and rear clamp sets which can be moved apart to receive the slide therebetween in an enclosed an protected environment on the holder, and which are urged against the enclosed and protected slide out of contact with the moieties and the first portion of the front surface to retain the slide with the moieties facing, and spaced apart from, the backer member. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A holder for a transparent slide having front and rear surfaces, and carrying moieties on at least a portion of one of the surfaces which is opposite a first portion on the other of the surfaces, comprising:
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(a) a body having side portions and a channel intermediate the side portions and extending in a direction between ends of the body;
(b) front and rear clamp member sets with members disposed about the channel, one set of which is fixed to the body side portions while the other set is movable to an open position away from the fixed set so as to receive the slide between the sets and urge the enclosed and protected slide against the fixed set to retain the slide between the sets, wherein both clamp sets are out of contact with the moieties and the first portion of the enclosed and protected slide. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A holder for a transparent slide having front and rear surfaces, and carrying moieties on at least a portion of the rear surface which is opposite a first portion on the front surface, comprising:
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(a) a body having side portions and a channel intermediate the side portions and extending in a direction between ends of the body;
(b) front and rear clamp member sets with members disposed about the channel, one set of which is fixed to the body side portions while the other set is movable to an open position away from the fixed set so as to receive the slide between the sets and urge the enclosed and protected slide against the fixed set to retain the slide between the sets with the rear surface facing, and spaced apart from, a bottom surface of the channel, wherein both clamp sets are out of contact with the moieties and the first portion of the enclosed and protected slide. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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- 39. A transparent slide having opposed front and rear surfaces, the slide carrying an array of biopolymers on a rear surface and an identification code on a front surface.
- 41. A method comprising reading the array through the front side and reading the identification code from the front side.
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