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Optical and electrical methods and apparatus for molecule detection    
United States Patent5653939   
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Inventor(s)Hollis; Mark A. (Concord, MA), Ehrlich; Daniel J. (Lexington, MA), Murphy; R. Allen (Boxboro, MA), Kosicki; Bernard B. (Acton, MA), Rathman; Dennis D. (Ashland, MA), Chen; Chang-Lee (Sudbury, MA), Mathews; Richard H. (Chelmsford, MA), Burke; Barry E. (Lexington, MA), Eggers; Mitch D. (The Woodlands, TX), Hogan; Michael E. (The Woodlands, TX), Varma; Rajender Singh (The Woodlands, TX)
AbstractA method and apparatus are disclosed for identifying molecular structures within a sample substance using a monolithic array of test sites formed on a substrate upon which the sample substance is applied. Each test site includes probes formed therein to bond with a predetermined target molecular structure or structures. A signal is applied to the test sites and certain electrical, mechanical and/or optical properties of the test sites are detected to determine which probes have bonded to an associated target molecular structure.
   














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Inventor     Hollis; Mark A. (Concord, MA) , Ehrlich; Daniel J. (Lexington, MA) , Murphy; R. Allen (Boxboro, MA) , Kosicki; Bernard B. (Acton, MA) , Rathman; Dennis D. (Ashland, MA) , Chen; Chang-Lee (Sudbury, MA) , Mathews; Richard H. (Chelmsford, MA) , Burke; Barry E. (Lexington, MA) , Eggers; Mitch D. (The Woodlands, TX) , Hogan; Michael E. (The Woodlands, TX) , Varma; Rajender Singh (The Woodlands, TX)
Owner/Assignee     Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) Houston Advanced Research Center (The Woodlands, TX) Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX)
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Publication Date     August 5, 1997
Application Number     08/511,649
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Filing Date     August 7, 1995
US Classification     422/50 204/456 422/68.1 422/76 422/82.01 422/82.02 422/82.05 422/91 435/285.2 435/5 435/6 435/7.1 435/7.9 436/149 436/150 436/806 436/807 530/300 530/333 530/350
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Examiner     Jones; W. Gary
Assistant Examiner     Rees; Dianne
Attorney/Law Firm     Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.
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Parent Case     RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of co-pending application Ser. No. 07/872,582 filed Apr. 23, 1992, which is Continuation-in-Part of U.S. Ser. No. 07/794,036, filed Nov. 19, 1991 now abandoned and entitled METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOLECULE DETECTION.
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USPTO Field of Search     435/6 435/5 435/91.1 435/7.1 435/2 435/3 435/4 435/5 435/6 435/7.9 435/288 435/91.2 536/25.3 536/26.6 536/24.3 536/33 422/50 422/68.1 422/76 422/82.01 422/82.02 422/82.05 422/186 422/186.04 422/197 204/91 204/182.8 436/149 436/150 436/806 436/807 436/809 436/518 436/516 436/527 530/300 530/350 350/333 350/334 350/338
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