Patent ID: 6458583
Filing Date: 2002-10-01
Classification: B01J,B01L,B82Y,C40B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for depositing a pre-made nucleic acid onto a substrate surface wherein said deposited nucleic acid is capable of hybridizing to its complement, said method comprising:loading an aqueous fluid composition of said pre-made nucleic acid into thermal inkjet head comnprising an orifice and a firing chamber by contacting said orifice with said fluid composition in a manner sufficient for said fluid composition to flow through said orifice into said firing chamber; positioning said thermal inkjet head filled with said fluid composition of said pre-made nucleic acid in opposing relation to said substrate surface, and actuating said thermal inkjet head in a maniner sufficient to expel a volume of said composition onto said substrate surface, whereby said pre-made nucleic acid is deposited on said substrate surface, wherein said deposited nucleic acid is capable of hybridizing to its complement.