摘要 |
A planar array of beads in a spatially non-random configuration, said array comprising a plurality of different particle types, wherein each of said particle types has a different ligand attached thereto for forming a complex with an analyte, and wherein said particle types are encoded with a chemical or physical characteristic that uniquely identifies the ligand of said particle type, and wherein said array of particle is configured such that when said array of particles is contacted with liquid comprising an analyte, the particles of said array in a contiguous liquid phase. |