Title :
A Biochip Microarray Fabrication System Using Inkjet Technology
Author :
Fisher, William ; Zhang, Mingjun
Author_Institution :
Life Sci. & Chem. Anal. Div. of Agilent Technol., Santa Clara
Abstract :
An automated biological fluid dispensing system for microarray fabrication using inkjet technology is presented in this paper. The hardware of the system consists of a high-precision motion system, a robotic material handling system, computer control systems, and extensive vision systems. The system software includes algorithms to handle control, communication, and manufacturing process information. This fluid dispensing system has been successfully used to produce cDNA microarrays and in the investigation of protein microarray manufacturing.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; biological fluid dynamics; control engineering computing; industrial robots; materials handling; production engineering computing; automated biological fluid dispensing system; biochip microarray fabrication system; computer control systems; fluid dispensing system; inkjet technology; manufacturing process information; robotic material handling system; vision systems; Automatic control; Biology computing; Communication system control; Computer vision; Control systems; Fabrication; Hardware; Materials handling; Robot vision systems; Robotics and automation; Biochip; biological fluid dispensing; inkjet; manufacturing automation; microarray; microscale fabrication;
Journal_Title :
Automation Science and Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASE.2007.906139
