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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2007
Applicant:
Michael Sogard, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Sogard, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nikon Research Corporation of America, Belmont, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G01N 21/17 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 7/54 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0877 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1805 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1838 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0636 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6837 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for performing a hybridization assay between a target biomolecule and an array comprising a surface to which are attached biomolecular probes with different, known sequences, at discrete, known locations, the method comprising: providing a container holding a hybridization mixture comprising the target biomolecule and also holding the array; and creating a temperature gradient in the hybridization mixture oriented within the container such that at least a portion of the target biomolecule is driven onto the surface of the array.