Bioarray chip reaction apparatus and its manufacture
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Abstract
A body 300 having a cavity 310 for mounting a substrate 120 fabricated with probe sequences at known locations according to the methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,143,854 and PCT WO 92/10092 or others, is provided. The cavity includes inlets 350 and 360 for introducing selected fluids into the cavity to contact the probes. Accordingly, a commercially feasible device for use in high throughput assay systems is provided.
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115 Claims
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1-92. -92. (canceled)
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93. 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:
- (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 (94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. 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:
- (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 (102)
- (a) a body having side portions and a channel intermediate the side portions and extending in a direction between ends of the body;
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103. 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:
- . (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 (104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111)
- . (a) a body having side portions and a channel intermediate the side portions and extending in a direction between ends of the body;
- 112. 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.
- 114. A method comprising reading the array through the front side and reading the identification code from the front side.
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