Patent ID: 6303296
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: B01J,C12Q,C40B,G01N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A process for aligning a nucleic acid on a surface S of a support, wherein the process comprises:(a) providing a support having a surface S;(b) contacting the surface S with the nucleic acid;(c) anchoring the nucleic acid to the surface S;(d) contacting the surface S with a first solvent A;(e) contacting the first solvent A with a medium B to form an A/B interface, wherein said medium B is a gas or a second solvent;(f) forming a triple line S/A/B (meniscus) resulting from the contact between the first solvent A, the surface S, and the medium B; and(g) moving the meniscus to align the nucleic acid on the surface.