Patent ID: 6225625
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B01J,B01L,B82Y,C07B,C07C,C07D,C07H,C07K,C08G,C12Q,C40B,G01N,G03F,G11C,H01L,Y02P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for detection of fluorescent marked locations on a substrate comprising:a) a substrate that comprises a plurality of different polymer sequences coupled to a surface of said substrate, wherein said plurality of different polymer sequences comprises a plurality of different oligonucleotide sequences, each of said different polymer sequences being coupled in a different known location of said surface, each of said known locations having an area of 10.sup.-2 cm.sup.2 or less;b) a light source for directing light at said surface of said substrate;c) a detector for detecting light fluoresced from said surface in response to said light source;d) a translator for translating said substrate relative to said light source whereby a plurality of said known locations of said surface of said substrate are exposed to said light; ande) a data storage system for storing fluoresced light intensity as a function of location on said surface, said data storage system coupled to said translator and said detector.