摘要 |
An oligonucleotide spotting robot for spotting oligonucleotide probes into a silicon wafer on which an array of lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices are fabricated, each LOC device having a digital memory for data related to the reagents loaded into the LOC device, the oligonucleotide dispensing robot having an array of reservoirs for containing the oligonucleotide probes suspended in a liquid, an array of ejectors, each of the ejectors being configured for fluid communication with a corresponding one of the reservoirs respectively, a mounting surface for detachably mounting the array of LOC devices for movement relative to the ejectors, and, a control processor for operative control of the ejectors and the mounting surface, wherein, the control processor is configured to activate the ejectors, move the ejectors selected for activation into registration with one or more of the LOC devices and download the data specifically relevant to each of the LOC devices into the digital memory of that LOC device.
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