METHOD OF PRODUCING MICROARRAY

摘要

There is provided a method of producing the microarray includes the steps of: (A) ejecting the liquid sample (S) discharged from the outlet (4) to outside onto an inspection carrier (65) to form inspection spots (75), inspecting the resultant inspection spots (75) for their quality to determine whether the inspected spots (75) are defective or successful, and detecting the defective discharge unit (51), if any; (B) making the detected defective discharge unit (51) stop discharging the liquid sample (S) from the outlet (4) to outside, to prevent formation of the defective sample spot (71) from the defective discharge unit (51); (C) forming successful sample spots (72) on the carrier (60) using successful discharge units (52) to provide a successful microarray (102) on which the successful spots (72) are aligned in a predetermined pattern on the carrier; and (D) forming a successful spot (72) to be formed originally on the successful microarray (102) at the position of the defective spot (71) where no spot is formed in step (B), thereby providing a finished microarray including the successful spots (72) aligned on the carrier (60) in a predetermined pattern.