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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1998
Laurakay Bruhn, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael P. Caren, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Carol T. Schembri, San Mateo, CA (US);
Arthur Schleifer, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for depositing a nucleic acid on a substrate surface are provided. In the subject methods, a thermal inkjet head loaded with nucleic acid fluid composition is positioned in opposing relationship to, e.g. over, a substrate surface. Actuation of the thermal inkjet results in the expulsion of volume of the nucleic acid composition onto the substrate surface. The subject methods and devices find use in a variety of applications, particularly in the preparation of nucleic acid arrays, and more particular arrays of oligonucleotides or polynucleotides, e.g. cDNAs.