Patent ID: 6319668
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: B01J,B01L,B82Y,C07K,C40B,G01N,G11C

Abstract:
A method for tagging molecules comprising a target product produced in a synthesis comprising at least one synthesis step, the method comprising:(a) first linking a first molecule to a matrix material;(b) either prior to, during or after first linking, imprinting an optically-readable symbol on a surface of the matrix material or on a microvessel containing the matrix material, wherein the optically-readable symbol provides a unique identifier corresponding to each first molecule;(c) first programming a remote memory with a first data point that creates a first record correlating the optically-readable symbol to the first molecule;(d) second linking at least one second molecule to the first linked molecule in a first synthesis step;(e) second programming the memory with a second data point that creates a second record correlating the optically-readable symbol and the at least one second linked molecule; and(f) if the synthesis comprises a plurality of synthesis steps, repeating steps (d) and (e) until the synthesis is complete.