OLIGONUCLEOTIDE SPOTTING ROBOT FOR HIGH DENSITY SPOTTING OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES

摘要

An oligonucleotide spotting robot for spotting oligonucleotide probes onto a substrate, the oligonucleotide dispensing robot having an array of reservoirs for containing the oligonucleotide probes suspended in a liquid, an array of ejectors, each of the ejectors being configured for fluid communication with a corresponding one of the reservoirs respectively, a mounting surface for detachably mounting the substrate for movement relative to the ejectors, and, a control processor for operative control of the ejectors and the mounting surface, wherein, the array of ejectors is configured to spot the probes onto the surface at a density more than 1 probe spot per square millimeter.