Patent ID: 8268563
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a monolayer of molecules on a surface, the method comprising: loading a stamp with seed molecules; transferring seed molecules from the stamp to a flat surface, wherein the transferring comprises transferring a fraction of the seed molecules loaded on the stamp to the flat surface and wherein the transferring comprises adsorbing the seed molecules to the stamp and adsorbing the seed molecules to the flat surface, the adsorption of the seed molecules to the stamp being stronger than the adsorption of the seed molecules to the flat surface; and self-completing amplification of the seed molecules via an amplifying reaction to produce the monolayer on the flat surface, wherein self-completing amplification of the seed molecules via an amplifying reaction to produce the monolayer comprises producing a homogeneous area, wherein the homogeneous area comprises a monolayer of molecules on the flat surface, and wherein the monolayer of molecules on the flat surface has no diffusive seed molecules that can relocate and destroy amplification accuracy.