DNA Microarray Printers and Scanners


Making a DNA Microarray

Scanning a DNA microarray

Choosing Dyes


Making a DNA Microarray

Hand-held Printer: for student projects and pilot studies ~$2,500 - $4,500

Medium Through-put Printer: for a few hundred spots and 45 chips/run ~$60,000




DNA Microarray Printed by Emily Oldham (Davidson College)

 


How Chips are Printed

Pins - miniature quill pins shaped like tiny nails


48 Pins in Holder During Print Run

Microarray Pin v. Fly Eye; Warhol Does Microarrays

 

Printing Machine

High Through-put Printer for Whole Genome Chips

See Small Movie


Scanning a DNA microarray

Review Article in The Scientist

ArrayWoRx e by Applied Precision, Inc.

 

Scanning Process



 

ScanArray by PerkinElmer Life Science

 

GenePix by Axon Instruments


Dyes

Amersham
Molecular Probes


CSU Workshop

Genomics Course Page

Biology Department Main Page


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