Patent ID: 7517494
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: B01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A high density test tray and controller combination for assessing the response of a biological sample to a plurality of compounds, comprising: a body having a surface with a plurality of wells with each respective well containing at least one compound of the plurality of compounds, wherein the plurality of compounds are arranged on the test tray according to a factorial matrix design, wherein the factorial matrix design includes multiple repetitions of a plurality of trials, and wherein the respective compounds are present in different wells of the plurality of wells at a range of concentrations of the at least one compound; and an information storage device disposed on the body of the test tray, wherein the information storage device stores information that is indicative of the factorial matrix design; wherein the body and information storage device are in electronic communication with the controller, the controller being configured to automatically select a factorial matrix arranged with the array of wells according to the factorial matrix design based on the information stored in the information storage device, the controller comprising a memory configured to store a plurality of different software algorithms, with each respective software algorithm configured for analyzing a respective factorial matrix of a plurality of factorial matrixes, and the controller being configured to automatically select, based on the information stored in the information storage device, the respective software algorithm from the plurality of different software algorithms, the respective software algorithm being specifically configured to analyze the respective factorial matrix from the plurality of factorial matrixes; and wherein the controller is in electronic communication with a detection device, the detection device being configured to assess the response of the biological sample to the respective compounds in each respective well of the test tray.