CA2402745A1 - Improved microarray spotting instruments incorporating sensors and methods of using sensors for improving performance of microarray spotting instruments - Google Patents

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CA2402745A1
CA2402745A1 CA002402745A CA2402745A CA2402745A1 CA 2402745 A1 CA2402745 A1 CA 2402745A1 CA 002402745 A CA002402745 A CA 002402745A CA 2402745 A CA2402745 A CA 2402745A CA 2402745 A1 CA2402745 A1 CA 2402745A1
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Abstract

The disclosed spotting instrument includes one or more sensors that are mechanically fixed to the instrument's printhead.
The sensors enable the instrument to detect whether a substrate is mounted in a particular holder of the instrument's substrate station prior to attempting to print spots onto that substrate. Similarly, the sensors enable the instrument to detect whether a reservoir is mounted in a particular holder of the instrument's well station prior to attempting to collect a sample of target material from that reservoir. The sensors also enable the instrument to read bar code labels affixed to substrates or reservoirs mounted in the instrument.
CA002402745A 2000-03-13 2001-03-12 Improved microarray spotting instruments incorporating sensors and methods of using sensors for improving performance of microarray spotting instruments Expired - Fee Related CA2402745C (en)

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