Microfabrication and application of reservoir pins for liquid transfer in biotechnology

Jonathan Pearson; David F. Moore; William I. Milne; Alastair J. W. Taylor; Stuart A. Elmes; Martin Davies

doi:10.1117/12.425313

30 April 2001 Microfabrication and application of reservoir pins for liquid transfer in biotechnology

Jonathan Pearson, David F. Moore, William I. Milne, Alastair J. W. Taylor, Stuart A. Elmes, Martin Davies

Proceedings Volume 4407, MEMS Design, Fabrication, Characterization, and Packaging; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425313
Event: Microelectronic and MEMS Technologies, 2001, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

Microarraying involves laying down genetic elements onto a solid substrate for DNA analysis on a massively parallel scale. Microarrays are prepared using a pin-based robotic platform to transfer liquid samples from microtitre plates to an array pattern of dots of different liquids on the surface of glass slides where they dry to form spots diameter < 200 micrometers . This paper presents the design, materials selection, micromachining technology and performance of reservoir pins for microarraying.

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Jonathan Pearson, David F. Moore, William I. Milne, Alastair J. W. Taylor, Stuart A. Elmes, and Martin Davies "Microfabrication and application of reservoir pins for liquid transfer in biotechnology", Proc. SPIE 4407, MEMS Design, Fabrication, Characterization, and Packaging, (30 April 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425313

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