Methods for screening substances in a microwell array
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01N-001/10
G01N-021/03
출원번호
US-0850123
(2001-05-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Hunter, Ian
Brenan, Colin J. H.
Kanigan, Tanya S.
출원인 / 주소
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
대리인 / 주소
Bromberg &
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Methods for manufacturing and using an apparatus for manipulating and analyzing a large number of microscopic samples of a liquid or materials, including cells, in liquid suspension. Parallel through-holes are formed in a platen and loaded with a liquid. Loading may be performed in such a way as to
Methods for manufacturing and using an apparatus for manipulating and analyzing a large number of microscopic samples of a liquid or materials, including cells, in liquid suspension. Parallel through-holes are formed in a platen and loaded with a liquid. Loading may be performed in such a way as to create a gradient, with respect to the position of the through-holes, of the concentration of a particular substance or of another quantity. Mixing of the contents of through-holes may be obtained by bringing filled microwell arrays into contact with each other with registration of individual through-holes.
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1. A method for loading a plurality of disparate sample containers, the sample containers comprising an integral structure, such that the concentration of a specified substance in each container is characterized by a gradient with respect to position of the container within the structure, the method
1. A method for loading a plurality of disparate sample containers, the sample containers comprising an integral structure, such that the concentration of a specified substance in each container is characterized by a gradient with respect to position of the container within the structure, the method comprising:a. introducing a first liquid into the disparate containers; and b. contacting the containers with a second liquid, the second liquid containing the specified substance, in such a manner that the degree of diffusion of the specified substance into the disparate containers differs in a controlled manner among the containers, wherein contacting the containers with the second liquid includes differing a duration of contact with the second liquid as among the disparate containers. 2. A method for loading a plurality of disparate sample containers, the sample containers comprising an integral structure, such that the concentration of a specified substance in each container is characterized by a gradient with respect to position of the container within the structure, the method comprising:a. introducing a first liquid into the disparate containers; and b. contacting the containers with a second liquid, the second liquid containing the specified substance, in such a manner that the degree of diffusion of the specified substance into the disparate containers differs in a controlled manner among the containers, wherein contacting the containers with the second liquid includes modulating the diffusion rate of the specified substance into the containers.3. A method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of creating a gradient of the specified substance in the second liquid prior to contacting the containers with the second liquid.4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the step of creating a gradient of the specified substance includes applying electrophoresis.5. A method according to claim 2, wherein the step of modulating the diffusion rate includes contacting the containers with the second liquid through a membrane having a permeability variable with respect to position.6. A method for loading a liquid into a plurality of through-hole platens, each platen having a plurality of through-holes, the method comprising:a. stacking at least two substantially empty platens together in such an adjacent manner that at least one of the plurality of through-holes from each platen is registered with a through-hole of each other adjacent platen so as to form a registration set of through-holes unimpeded by any solid structure; and b. transferring the liquid to form a continuous column of liquid in each registration set. 7. A method according to claim 6, wherein each platen is separated from each adjacent platen by an air gap.8. A method according to claim 6, wherein the step of transferring liquid includes transporting the liquid through capillary tubes.9. A method according to claim 6, wherein the step of transferring liquid includes transporting the liquid through at least one cannula.10. A perforated platen having substantially parallel planar surfaces for manipulating distinct liquid samples, each sample having a volume less than 1 microliter, the platen comprising:a. an inner layer of hydrophilic material; b. two outer layers of hydrophobic material coupled to opposite sides of the inner layer; c. a two-dimensional array of through-holes including, at least a first hole having a first liquid, and d. at least one hole, adjacent to the first hole, containing a second liquid distinct from the first liquid, the through-holes each having a diameter less than 400 micrometers and a density of at least 1.6 through-holes per square millimeter, wherein the two outer layers of hydrophobic material prevent outmigration of the first and second liquids.
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