Probe-bearing element and method for producing the same
AssigneeHitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
InventorsKenji Yamamoto, Noriko Yurino, Hisanori Nasu
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Abstract
A probe-bearing element according to the present invention includes a sheet-like body having a plurality of through holes which each bears a biopolymer probe. The sheet-like body may have a thickness of 100 .mu.m to 2 mm, and may be made of glass, acrylic resin, metal or plastic. Preferably, the size of the through hole is about 10-100 .mu.m in diameter considering the number of samples relative to the size of the element, amounts of probes required for hybridization and the detection sensitivity. The plurality of through holes are preferably arranged in concentric circles or in a spiral.
Claims69
A probe-bearing element comprising a sheet-like body having a plurality of through holes, wherein each of the plurality of through holes bears a biopolymer probe.
A method for producing a sheet-like probe-bearing element having a plurality of through holes bearing biopolymer probes, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of through holes through piled sheet-like bodies;
- injecting a biopolymer probe into each of the through holes;
- and
- separating the sheet-like bodies from each other.
A method for producing a sheet-like probe-bearing element having a plurality of through holes bearing biopolymer probes, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of through holes through a block-like material;
- injecting a biopolymer probe into each of the through holes;
- and
- slicing the block-like material into sheets such that every sheet has the plurality of through holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.