MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS II
|
1999年
/
3877卷
关键词:
D O I:
10.1117/12.359352
中图分类号:
TH [机械、仪表工业];
学科分类号:
0802 ;
摘要:
We describe an optically programmable bead array assembly process and its efficient implementation Invoking our core technology of Light-controlled Electrokinetic Assembly of Particles near Surfaces (LEAPS), this process enables the on-demand assembly and real-time manipulation of planar arrays of microparticles ("beads") within a small reaction chamber in response to electric fields and in accordance with computer-generated patterns of illumination. We are integrating this array fabrication process with proprietary microfluidics and image acquisition in a palmtop bioanalytical microlab to provide a general-purpose platform for a highly parallel assay format in which tens to thousands of biochemical tests "assays") can be performed simultaneously on the surface of a semiconductor chip. Applications include the quantitative analysis of protein-protein interactions and DNA hybridization as well as cellular analysis.