Inkjet spotting apparatus and method for manufacturing microarrays

摘要

Provided are an inkjet-type spotting apparatus for manufacturing microarrays and a method of spotting using the same. The spotting apparatus includes a plurality of reservoirs (110) which are arranged in rows (161-164) and filled with a predetermined biomolecule solution; and a plurality of nozzles (112), each corresponding to one of the reservoirs (110) and through which the biomolecule solution is ejected, wherein a distance d 2 between the nozzles (112) in a first direction (x-direction) may be larger than a distance between spots in a spot array, and the biomolecule solution is ejected sequentially from the nozzles (112) in each of the rows (161-164) onto a solid support while the apparatus moves in the first direction to form the spot array. The distance d 2 between the nozzles (112) may be the same as the distance d 1 between the reservoirs (110). The distance h between the nozzles (112) in a second direction (y-direction) may be the same as the distance between the spots.