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US 6,429,027 B1Granted
Composite arrays utilizing microspheres
AssigneeIllumina, Inc.
InventorsMark S. Chee, Steven R. Auger, John R. Stuelpnagel
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Abstract
The invention relates to compositions and methods for decoding microsphere array sensors.
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A composite array composition comprising:
- a) a substrate with a surface comprising a plurality of assay locations, each assay location comprising an array location, said array location comprising a plurality of discrete sites;
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- b) a population of microspheres comprising at least a first and a second subpopulation, wherein said first subpopulation comprises a first bioactive agent and wherein said second subpopulation comprises a second bioactive agent;
- wherein said microspheres are distributed in said discrete sites in said array location.
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A composite array composition comprising:
- a) a first substrate with a surface comprising a plurality of assay locations;
- b) a second substrate comprising a plurality of array locations, each array location comprising discrete sites;
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- c) a population of microspheres comprising at least a first and a second subpopulation, wherein said first subpopulation comprises a first bioactive agent and wherein said second subpopulation comprises a second bioactive agent;
- wherein said microspheres are distributed on each of said array locations and wherein said array locations fit into said assay locations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.