An automated biological fluid dispensing system for microarray fabrication using inkjet technology

Author

Fisher, William ; Zhang, Mingjun

Author_Institution

Agilent Technol., CA

fYear

2006

fDate

15-19 May 2006

Firstpage

1786

Lastpage

1793

Abstract

This paper presents an automated DNA and protein microarray fabrication system using inkjet technology. 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 software of the system includes sophisticated algorithms to handle control, communication, and manufacturing process information. The system has been successfully used to produce cDNA microarrays and in the investigation of protein microarray manufacturing. Ground-breaking results have been attributed to the use of cDNA and protein microarrays in genomics and proteomics research

Keywords

DNA; biocontrol; biological specimen preparation; biology computing; biotechnology; computerised control; proteins; automated DNA fabrication; automated biological fluid dispensing system; computer control systems; inkjet technology; manufacturing process information; protein microarray fabrication system; robotic material handling system; Automatic control; Communication system control; Control systems; DNA; Fabrication; Hardware; Materials handling; Proteins; Robot vision systems; Robotics and automation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robotics and Automation, 2006. ICRA 2006. Proceedings 2006 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1050-4729

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9505-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROBOT.2006.1641965

Filename

1641965