Chemical array fabrication and use
First Claim
1. A method of using an addressable array of biopolymers on a substrate, comprising:
- (a) receiving an array of addressable biopolymer regions and an associated machine readable identifier carried on an array substrate or array housing;
(b) exposing the array to a sample;
(c) reading the array;
(d) machine reading the identifier as an identifier signal; and
(e) retrieving updated biological function data for one or more of the biopolymers from a memory based on the identifier signal, wherein the retrieved biological function data comprises information on the function of a target of the array, or its complement, or the gene from which either originated;
wherein the retrieval of the biological function data includes;
communicating the identifier signal to a processor which retrieves data on the identity of the biopolymers based on the read identifier, and communicating the identity data on the biopolymers to a processor which retrieves the biological function data for one or more of the biopolymers from a memory based on the retrieved identity data.
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Abstract
A method of using an addressable array of biopolymers on a substrate includes receiving the addressable array and an associated machine readable identifier carried on an array substrate or array housing. The array is exposed to a sample and read, and the identifier machine read as an identifier signal. Biological function data for one or more of the biopolymers is retrieved from a memory based on the identifier signal. Other methods in which first and updated sets of feature characteristic data may readily be provided to array users, and methods of generating arrays are also provided, as are apparatus and computer program products which can execute a method for generating or using arrays.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of using an addressable array of biopolymers on a substrate, comprising:
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(a) receiving an array of addressable biopolymer regions and an associated machine readable identifier carried on an array substrate or array housing;
(b) exposing the array to a sample;
(c) reading the array;
(d) machine reading the identifier as an identifier signal; and
(e) retrieving updated biological function data for one or more of the biopolymers from a memory based on the identifier signal, wherein the retrieved biological function data comprises information on the function of a target of the array, or its complement, or the gene from which either originated;
wherein the retrieval of the biological function data includes;
communicating the identifier signal to a processor which retrieves data on the identity of the biopolymers based on the read identifier, and communicating the identity data on the biopolymers to a processor which retrieves the biological function data for one or more of the biopolymers from a memory based on the retrieved identity data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of using an addressable array of biopolymers on a substrate, comprising:
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(a) receiving an array of addressable biopolymer regions and an associated machine readable identifier carried on an array substrate or array housing;
(b) exposing the array to a sample;
(c) reading the array;
(d) machine reading the identifier as an identifier signal; and
(c) communicating with a remote station and retrieving therefrom updated biological function data for one or more of the biopolymers based on the identifier signal, wherein the retrieved biological function data comprises information on the function of a target of the array, or its complement, or the gene from which either originated, wherein the retrieval of the biological function data includes;
communicating the identifier signal to a processor which retrieves data on the identity of the biopolymers based on the read identifier; and
communicating the identity data on the biopolymers to a processor which retrieves the biological function data for one or more of the biopolymers from a memory based on the retrieved identity data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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