Methods for manufacturing arrays
First Claim
1. A method for synthesizing an array of chemical compounds on the surface of a support, said method comprising:
- (a) contacting a surface of said support with a fluid reagent for synthesizing said chemical compounds, (b) mounting said support in a chamber of a flow cell and subjecting said surface to one step of said synthesis and (c) mounting said support in a chamber of another flow cell and subjecting said surface to another step of said synthesis wherein (a)-(c) are repeated until said array of chemical compounds is synthesized on said surface and wherein each of said flow cells comprises a housing with a chamber and an inlet and an outlet for introduction and removal of fluids in the chamber in which the support is mounted wherein said support is selected from the group consisting of a strip, a plate or a flat glass.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for synthesizing a plurality of compounds on the surface of supports. Biopolymer features are attached to the surfaces of the supports. The synthesis generally comprises a plurality of steps. In the present invention at least two of the steps are performed by placing a support having a functionalized surface into a chamber of a flow cell and subjecting the surface to a step of the synthesis and placing the support into a chamber of another flow cell and subjecting the surface to another step of the synthesis. An apparatus generally comprises a plurality of flow cells and one or more fluid dispensing stations are mounted on the platform and are in fluid communication with one or more of the plurality of flow cells. A station for monomer addition to the surface of the support is mounted on the platform. The apparatus further comprises a mechanism for moving a support to and from the station for monomer addition and a flow cell and from one flow cell to another flow cell.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for synthesizing an array of chemical compounds on the surface of a support, said method comprising:
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(a) contacting a surface of said support with a fluid reagent for synthesizing said chemical compounds, (b) mounting said support in a chamber of a flow cell and subjecting said surface to one step of said synthesis and (c) mounting said support in a chamber of another flow cell and subjecting said surface to another step of said synthesis wherein (a)-(c) are repeated until said array of chemical compounds is synthesized on said surface and wherein each of said flow cells comprises a housing with a chamber and an inlet and an outlet for introduction and removal of fluids in the chamber in which the support is mounted wherein said support is selected from the group consisting of a strip, a plate or a flat glass. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for synthesizing an array of biopolymers on the surface of a support wherein said synthesis comprises a plurality of monomer additions, said method comprising:
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(a) depositing droplets of monomer addition reagents on a surface of said support, (b) placing said support into a chamber of a flow cell and subjecting said surface to a step of said synthesis that is subsequent to a monomer addition and (c) placing said support into a chamber of another flow cell and subjecting said surface to another step of said synthesis that is subsequent to step (b) wherein said steps are repeated until said array of biopolymers is synthesized on said surface and wherein each of said flow cells comprises a housing with a chamber and an inlet and an outlet for introduction and removal of fluids in the chamber in which the support is placed and wherein said flow cell of (b) is dedicated to said step (b) and said flow cell of (c) is dedicated to step (c). - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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