摘要 |
A system for microarray spotting and genetic analysis, the system having containers with probes for hybridization with different target nucleic acid sequences, an integrated circuit secured to each of the containers respectively, each of the integrated circuits have a container digital memory storing probe specification data related to probes in that container, a microfluidic device for supporting an array of probes selected from the containers, the selected probes corresponding to a desired genetic test assay, the microfluidic device having a device digital memory, an oligonucleotide spotting robot for spotting the selected probes onto the microfluidic device to form the array of probes, the oligonucleotide spotting robot having a control microprocessor for downloading the specification data to the device digital memory, and, a device reader for accessing the specification data from the device digital memory in order to analyze hybridization data from the microfluidic device.
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