摘要 |
<p>A method of operating a liquid transfer device, including the steps of using the liquid transfer device to transfer a first sample to a substrate, cleaning the liquid transfer device to remove any of the first sample left residing on the liquid transfer device, and then using the liquid transfer device to transfer a second sample to a substrate, wherein the step of cleaning the liquid transfer device is carried out by immersing a portion of the liquid transfer device on which the first sample resides in a fluid in whose presence the first sample to be removed from the liquid transfer device exist on the surface as charged species, and creating an electric field within the fluid to attract the first sample away from the liquid transfer device; and a use of the method of claim (2) for performing arraying of biological samples.</p> |