TRACERS AND ASSEMBLY FOR LABELING CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES METHODS AND KITS USING THE SAME
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Abstract
An improved process to create an arbitrarily large number of distinguishable particles allows more flexibility in experimental design and related efficiencies of scale. Novel enhanced tracers, for example, Shape Encoded Particles (SEP'"'"'s) function as indicator means, such as probe-carriers in massively multiplexed assays. Shape encoded identity provides an elegantly simple tracking mechanism, whereby binding/reaction probes coupled to SEP'"'"'s surfaces can be monitored, viewed, imaged or otherwise utilized leveraging off of the generation of millions of distinct, for example, approximately 100×100×10 micron squared silicon flakes fabricated using conventional MEMS techniques. Plethoric related applications, and contemplated strategies for benefiting from the novel enhanced SEP'"'"'s and their respective enabling technologies are disclosed, ranging from pearl cultering seed elements to uniquely identify resulting jewelry pieces to an improved parallel stem cell differentiation screening assays.
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38. A process for generating novel enhanced shape encoding particles (SEP'"'"'s) which maximizes particle encoding capacity and reserves a centralized probe attachment zone, comprising the steps of:
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fabricating a planar poly-layered silicone wafer flake further comprised of a first micron-scale thickness polycrystalline Si layer disposed upon a bottom thinner dissolvable layer of SiO2; photolithographically etching with reactive ions desired geometric shape outlines in the top Si layer; releasing resulting shaped flakes by dissolving the bottom dissolvable layer of SiO2 with HF acid whereby said desired geometric shape outlines further comprise peripheral notches extending not more than ⅙
th of the diameter of the resulting shaped flakes into a central region of the resulting shaped flakes. - View Dependent Claims (40, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92)
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41. In a process for encoding the identity of microscopic particles by shape, wherein such particles can be combined in large numbers while remaining readily distinguishable and having their individual identities recovered, the improvement comprising:
fabricating a multiplicity of shape encoded particles (SEP'"'"'s) each having a top surface and a bottom surface and each having a unique geometric configuration wherein each of said multiplicity of SEP'"'"'s is effective for being readily arranged such that each of the top and bottom surfaces rests in a plane parallel to a plane of a surface upon which the bottom surface is disposed enabling display of a definitive outline when imaged by a suitable technique. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 58, 59, 60)
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50. A method for generating shape encoded response classes for use in subsequent assays, comprising the steps of:
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providing a multiplicity of novel enhanced SEP'"'"'s; attaching probes to each of the multiplicity of SEP'"'"'s; reacting the multiplicity of SEP'"'"'s having bound probes against a sample; physically sorting the resulting products into at least two classes using respective strengths of reporter signals; and
,decoding the results by automated shape imaging by class. - View Dependent Claims (51)
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61. In a generally planar shape encoded particle (SEP) made from a geometric base shape for arbitrarily large capacity and unambiguous multiplexed decoding, the improvement which comprises:
an adjustable coding capacity defined by a number of independent notches extending along a peripheral edge surface of the SEP whereby N notches encode for 2N shapes. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 77, 79, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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73. A process for designing a photolithography mask for high density fabrication of SEP'"'"'s, comprising the steps of:
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choosing a standard polygon which polygon surrounds a desired shape circumferentially; replicating the standard polygon in a high density closed space regular array for defining available shape positions by covering the available mask area with N polygons; and populating available locations on the mask given a set of N desired shapes. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76)
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80. A method of using shape encoded particles (SEP'"'"'s) for DNA analysis, which comprises the steps of:
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providing a multiplicity of SEP'"'"'s having distinct and imageable shapes; binding each of said multiplicity of SEP'"'"'s having distinct shapes to a desired number of biological probes; hybridizing the resulting combinations in solution; and acquiring data in the form of reporter signals from the bound material. - View Dependent Claims (81)
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102. A method of use of novel enhanced SEP'"'"'s comprising the steps of:
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generating a library of possible combinations of an identifiable set of molecular building blocks; testing the molecular building blocks for a set of desired properties; storing results on a number of N SEP'"'"'s. - View Dependent Claims (103)
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104. A shape encoded particle (SEP) based combinatorial synthesis process, comprising the steps of:
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providing a multiplicity of novel enhanced SEP'"'"'s which are effective for two-dimensional image creation over a massive number of possible combinations of geometric shapes by enabling display of a definitive outline when imaged by a suitable technique; synthesizing directly onto the SEP'"'"'s a predetermined range of combinations of chemical moieties and entities to be systematically tested for functionality; whereby an encoded screening assay is created of the directly synthesized combinations of chemical moieties and entities such that a library of the same is created. - View Dependent Claims (105, 106, 107, 108, 109)
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110. A method of use of novel enhanced shape encoded particles (SEP'"'"'s) for structural geometric forensic reconstruction comprising the steps of:
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creating a pool of N distinct SEP'"'"'s, from a single etching process; applying the SEP'"'"'s to the surface of a completed structure; imaging the entire structure in a series of shape recording images mapped in three ordinal planes onto the structure; and
,retracing the structure from a fragment following a partially destructive event.
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111. A method of use novel enhanced SEP'"'"'s for seeding cultured pearls, comprising the steps of:
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emplacing an SEP as a seed particles with a pearl culturing medium in the place of a standard seeding particle such as an oyster shell spherule; recording the encoded identity of the SEP; and
,imaging the SEP non-destructively with x rays; for at least one of authentication, tracing, theft prevention and reclamation.
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