Title :
A nano-liter bio-material spotting system for bio-chip microarray fabrication
Author :
Zhang, Mingjun ; Tzyh-Jong Tarn ; Xi, Ning
Author_Institution :
Agilent Technol., Palo Alto, CA, USA
fDate :
April 26-May 1, 2004
Abstract :
This paper proposes an integrated nano-liter bio-material spotting system. The system can be used for DNA gene-chip microarray, protein microarray and other chemical microarray fabrication. The system features a fixed print head, which significantly reduces spotting position and spot size uniformity variations. The system also features a unique spotting pin and print head alignment system design.
Keywords :
DNA; biomedical materials; biomolecular electronics; biosensors; biotechnology; genetics; molecular biophysics; proteins; DNA gene chip microarray; biochip microarray fabrication; chemical microarray fabrication; fixed print head; integrated nanoliter biomaterial spotting system; print head alignment system design; protein microarray; spot size uniformity variations; spotting pin; Automation; Biological materials; Biotechnology; Chemical technology; DNA; Fabrication; Nanostructured materials; Pins; Printing; Proteins;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA '04. 2004 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8232-3
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2004.1308029
