Microarrays and their manufacture
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1. An array comprising a plurality of cells each in a known location on the array, each cell containing an agent of interest immobilized in or on a length of fiber, wherein different cells contain different fibers or lengths of fiber which contains a different agent of interest immobilized therein or thereon, and wherein each agent of interest is located in a known cell.
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Abstract
Microarrays are prepared by using a separate fiber for each compound being used in the microarray. The fibers are bundled and sectioned to form a thin microarray that is glued to a backing.
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- 1. An array comprising a plurality of cells each in a known location on the array, each cell containing an agent of interest immobilized in or on a length of fiber, wherein different cells contain different fibers or lengths of fiber which contains a different agent of interest immobilized therein or thereon, and wherein each agent of interest is located in a known cell.
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