Method and apparatus for solid state molecular analysis
First Claim
1. A molecular array for characterizing molecular interaction events, comprising:
- (a) a substrate; and
(b) at least one discrete molecular deposition domain on said substrate wherein the spatial address of the domain is less than one micron squared in area and each domain includes a biomolecule deposited on the substrate at a pre-selected location.
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Abstract
The invention is a method for the formation and analysis of novel miniature deposition domains. These deposition domains are placed on a surface to form a molecular array. The molecular array is scanned with an AFM to analyze molecular recognition events and the effect of introduced agents on defined molecular interactions. This approach can be carried out in a high throughput format, allowing rapid screening of thousands of molecular species in a solid state array. The procedures described here have the added benefit of allowing the measurement of changes in molecular binding events resulting from changes in the analysis environment or introduction of additional effector molecules to the assay system. The processes described herein are extremely useful in the search for compounds such as new drugs for treatment of undesirable physiological conditions. The method and apparatus of the present invention does not require the labeling of the deposition material or the target sample and may also be used to deposit large size molecules without harming the same.
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32 Claims
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1. A molecular array for characterizing molecular interaction events, comprising:
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(a) a substrate; and
(b) at least one discrete molecular deposition domain on said substrate wherein the spatial address of the domain is less than one micron squared in area and each domain includes a biomolecule deposited on the substrate at a pre-selected location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 32)
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10. A method for the processing of an array comprising:
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(a) forming an array on a substrate, the array comprising a plurality of deposition domains formed of a deposition material at a pre-selected location;
(b) exposing the array to one or more materials which contain an at least one target sample that causes a molecular interaction event with one or more of the deposition samples; and
(C) scanning the array utilizing a scanning probe microscope to characterize the molecular interaction events that have occurred between the target samples and the deposition material.
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17. A molecular array for characterizing molecular interaction events, comprising:
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(a) a substrate; and
(b) at least one discrete molecular deposition domain on said substrate wherein the spatial address of the domain is less than one micron squared in area and each domain includes a silane deposited on the substrate at a pre-selected location.
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18. An array for the identification of a target material comprising:
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a substrate including a substantially flat surface; and
an at least one discrete deposition domain deposited on said surface, said deposition domain being smaller than one micron squared in total area and deposited at a pre-selected location on the surface, the deposition domain including a long chain biomolecular deposition material having the capacity to bind the target material. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An array of deposition domains for the detection of one or more pre-determined target materials comprising:
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a solid glass substrate including a substantially flat surface; and
an at least one discrete domain deposited on the surface of the substrate, each domain being deposited at a known location and being smaller than one micron squared in area, each domain further including at least one type of molecule with a binding affinity for one or more of the target materials, at least two domains containing different biologically or chemically based molecules. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A molecular array for characterizing molecular interaction events, comprising:
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(a) a substrate; and
(b) at least one molecular deposition domain on said substrate wherein the spatial address of the domain is less than one micron squared in area, each domain includes a biologically or chemically based molecule directly deposited on the substrate at a pre-selected location, at least two domains containing different biologically or chemically based molecules. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A molecular array for characterizing molecular interaction events, comprising:
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(a) a substrate; and
(b) at least one molecular deposition domain on said substrate wherein the spatial address of the domain is less than one micron squared in area, each domain includes a biologically or chemically based molecule directly deposited on the substrate at a pre-selected location, and wherein the molecular deposition domain interacts with a molecular deposition probe having at least one microsphere attached thereto. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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