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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2002
Jayati Ghosh, San Jose, CA (US);
John F. Corson, Stanford, CA (US);
Debra A. Sillman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for determining a biopolymer array substrate thickness dependent optimal focus distance for scanning a molecular array by a molecular array scanner are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of determining the thickness of a biopolymer array substrate using a position sensitive device (PSD) component of a biopolymer array scanner. Further methods include determining the thickness of said biopolymeric array and automatically selecting an optimal focus distance using the determined thickness and a calibration function on thickness versus optimal focus distance. The subject invention finds use in a variety of different applications, including both genomic and proteomic applications.