Patent ID: 8383059

Claim:
A spotter apparatus for depositing a substance from a carrier fluid onto a deposition surface in an ordered array, the spotter apparatus comprising: a deposition surface including at least one sensing component; a spotter having a support surface and a spotter face that is different from the support surface; a plurality of wells formed in the support surface, each of the plurality of wells having a capacity to hold a quantity of fluid; and a plurality of microconduits situated within the spotter, wherein each of said microconduits include a sidewall and a hole in said sidewall, thereby forming a plurality of microconduit holes that open directly onto the spotter face; wherein each of said plurality of microconduits is operably connected to at least two of the plurality of wells; and wherein the plurality of microconduit holes are configured to deposit the substance from the carrier fluid onto the deposition surface.