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US 2007/0161119 A1Published application
Methods for fabricating chemical arrays
OwnerBill Peck, Eric Leproust +1inventors
InventorsBill Peck, Eric Leproust, Heather McCuen
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Abstract
Methods for fabricating chemical arrays are provided. Aspects of the invention include methods for providing solid activator in feature locations of a substrate surface. Aspects of the invention also include substrates having solid activator present in feature locations thereof, arrays produced from the substrates, methods for use of the arrays and kits that include the arrays.
Claims18
A method of providing an activator reagent at feature locations on a surface of a solid support, said method comprising:
- (a) contacting said surface with a fluid activator composition comprising said activator reagent, wherein:
- (i) said surface comprises a plurality of feature locations separated by inter-feature regions that have a different wettability than said feature locations;
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- (ii) said contacting occurs in a manner such that said fluid activator composition covers a plurality of said feature locations and any intervening inter-feature regions;
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- (b) removing fluid from said fluid activator composition on said surface to produce solid activator at said plurality of feature locations and substantially no activator in said intervening inter-feature regions.
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