Methods for making a device for concurrently processing multiple biological chip assays
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Abstract
Methods for concurrently processing multiple biological chip assays by providing a biological chip plate comprising a plurality of test wells, each test well having a biological chip having a molecular probe array; introducing samples into the test wells, subjecting the biological chip plate to manipulation by a fluid handling device that automatically performs steps to carry out reactions between target molecules in the samples and probes; and subjecting the biological chip plate to a biological chip plate reader that interrogates the probe arrays to detect any reactions between target molecules and probes.
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81 Claims
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32. A chemical array apparatus comprising:
- a breakaway seal applied to a surface of a planar substrate, the breakaway seal surrounding a microarray attached to the substrate surface, wherein a portion of the breakaway seal is removable to create a gap in the breakaway seal.
- View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for processing a microarray of a chemical array comprising:
- a chemical array that comprises a microarray attached to a surface of a planar substrate;
a breakaway seal provided on the planar substrate to surround the microarray, wherein a portion of the breakaway seal is removable to create a gap in the breakaway seal; and
a removable cover extending over and in contact with the breakaway seal to shield the microarray. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
- a chemical array that comprises a microarray attached to a surface of a planar substrate;
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64. A method of processing a microarray of a chemical array of microarrays comprising:
- applying a breakaway seal to a surface of a planar substrate to ultimately surround a microarray on the planar substrate;
processing the microarray with a fluid that is deposited on the microarray, the breakaway seal retaining the fluid with the microarray; and
breaking away a portion of the breakaway seal that retains the fluid with the microarray, the broken away portion creating a gap in the breakaway seal, the gap providing an exit for the release of the fluid from the microarray. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
- applying a breakaway seal to a surface of a planar substrate to ultimately surround a microarray on the planar substrate;
- 74. A removable cover for a chemical array apparatus comprising a sheet of material that overlies a microarray of the chemical array apparatus, the sheet being removable to provide fluid access to the microarray.
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