Apparatus and methods for parallel processing of micro-volume liquid reactions
First Claim
1. A method for simultaneously conducting a plurality of polynucleotide reactions, the method comprising:
- introducing a plurality of liquid samples comprising a nucleic acid into a plurality of holes of a substrate having a first surface and a second surface and the plurality of holes extending through the substrate from the first surface to the second surface;
coating openings of the plurality of holes on the first and second surfaces of the substrate with a hydrophobic fluid; and
simultaneously conducting a plurality of polynucleotide reactions on the plurality in at least some of the plurality of holes.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for conducting multiple simultaneous micro-volume chemical and biochemical reactions in an array format. In one embodiment, the format comprises an array of microholes in a substrate. Besides serving as an ordered array of sample chambers allowing the performance of multiple parallel reactions, the arrays can be used for reagent storage and transfer, library display, reagent synthesis, assembly of multiple identical reactions, dilution and desalting. Use of the arrays facilitates optical analysis of reactions, and allows optical analysis to be conducted in real time. Included within the invention are kits comprising a microhole apparatus and a reaction component of the method(s) to be carried out in the apparatus.
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1. A method for simultaneously conducting a plurality of polynucleotide reactions, the method comprising:
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introducing a plurality of liquid samples comprising a nucleic acid into a plurality of holes of a substrate having a first surface and a second surface and the plurality of holes extending through the substrate from the first surface to the second surface; coating openings of the plurality of holes on the first and second surfaces of the substrate with a hydrophobic fluid; and simultaneously conducting a plurality of polynucleotide reactions on the plurality in at least some of the plurality of holes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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