Methods for detecting target analytes and enzymatic reactions
First Claim
1. An array comprising:
- (a) a population of beads comprising a first subpopulation of beads having attached nucleic acids and a second subpopulation of beads having attached enzymes, said beads of the first subpopulation being a different size from the beads of the second subpopulation; and
(b) a substrate having a surface comprising a random pattern of beads of said first subpopulation, said beads located at discrete sites, wherein each discrete site can have only a single associated bead from said first subpopulation and wherein said discrete sites further comprise beads from said second subpopulation.
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Abstract
A microsphere-based analytic chemistry system and method for making the same is disclosed in which microspheres or particles carrying bioactive agents may be combined randomly or in ordered fashion and dispersed on a substrate to form an array while maintaining the ability to identify the location of bioactive agents and particles within the array using an optically interrogatable, optical signature encoding scheme. A wide variety of modified substrates may be employed which provide either discrete or non-discrete sites for accommodating the microspheres in either random or patterned distributions. The substrates may be constructed from a variety of materials to form either two-dimensional or three-dimensional configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a modified fiber optic bundle or array is employed as a substrate to produce a high density array. The disclosed system and method have utility for detecting target analytes and screening large libraries of bioactive agents.
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1. An array comprising:
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(a) a population of beads comprising a first subpopulation of beads having attached nucleic acids and a second subpopulation of beads having attached enzymes, said beads of the first subpopulation being a different size from the beads of the second subpopulation; and (b) a substrate having a surface comprising a random pattern of beads of said first subpopulation, said beads located at discrete sites, wherein each discrete site can have only a single associated bead from said first subpopulation and wherein said discrete sites further comprise beads from said second subpopulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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