Patent ID: 7332328
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: B01J,B01L,C12Q,C40B,G01N

Abstract:
1. A product for performing biological or chemical analysis, selected from the group consisting of hybridization of nucleic acids, assays of chemical molecules peptides, proteins, lipids, membranes, and viral particles, and cell transfection and reverse cell transfection, the product comprising: a) a support structure; b) a number of microcolumns projecting away from said support structure; c) each microcolumn having a first surface remote from said support structure and at least a second surface; and d) an array of multiple samples of biological material deposited on each first surface; e) wherein, each microcolumn is sized to fit within a corresponding well of a microtiter plate and wherein said microcolumn has a hollow cavity extending from said support structure, through said microcolumn, to said first surface.