Abstract:
A method for coating a silane layer on a substrate is provided to prevent misalignment between a substrate and other components in a manufacturing process of biochips. A method for coating a silane layer on a substrate comprises the following steps of: preparing the substrate(10); spin-coating the substrate with silane(300); and coupling a probe on a silane layer. The spin-coating includes the following steps of: coating a silane solution on the substrate; rotating the silane solution-coated substrate at a first speed and rotating again at a second speed; and solidifying the silane solution. The first speed is 500rpm, and the second speed is 2,000rpm.
Abstract:
A biochip for analyzing components of a biosample is provided to improve analysis reliability by preventing data noises and restraining an undesired coupling phenomenon of linkers or probes on a rear surface of a substrate. A biochip(11) comprises a substrate (100), a capping layer pattern(110), and a plurality of probes(140). The capping layer pattern partly covers a front surface of the substrate. The plurality of probes are coupled on the substrate exposed by the capping layer pattern. The substrate includes a plurality of probe cell areas(I) and non-probe cell areas(II). The non-probe cell areas separate the each probe cell area. The capping layer pattern is located on the non-probe cell area.
Abstract:
An oligomer probe array chip is provided to be based on an analysis-friendly layout compatible with a CCD(charge coupled device) scanner operated by a scan-by area manner. An oligomer probe array chip comprises: a substrate; a main array arranged on the substrate including a plurality of stripe-type sub-arrays, each of the sub-arrays arranged in a matrix form and consisting of a plurality of spots where an oligomer probe with a sequence different from each other is fixed; and a plurality of sub-array align spot arrays, each of which is arranged on the outside of the each sub-arrays respectively. A mask(100) for forming an oligomer probe array chip comprises: a main array pattern(110) including a plurality of stripe-type sub-array patterns(120), each of the sub-array patterns consisting of a plurality of spot patterns(135,155) arranged in a matrix form; and a plurality of spot array patterns(130), each of which is arranged on the outside of the each sub-array patterns respectively. A method for hybridization analysis of the oligomer probe array chip comprises the steps of: (a) hybridizing a target sample into the oligomer array chip; (b) determining a position of the stripe-type sub-array using the sub-array align spot array; (c) forming an image of the stripe-type sub-array using a CCD scanner; (d) repeating the steps(a), (b), and (c) on all the stripe-type sub-arrays to generate all stripe-type sub-array images; and (e) aligning the sub-array images to generate one hybridized image. Further, a global-array align spot array separated from the sub-array align spot array is additionally contained outside the main array.
Abstract:
A photo-labile compound is provided to increase a photolysis reaction rate, and thus improve total reaction yield when applied to a manufacture process of oligomer probe array. A photo-labile compound has a structure represented by the following formula 1, wherein R1 is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1-3 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group having 1-3 carbon atoms, X is the formula (a) or (b), and Y is the following formula (Y).
Abstract:
An oligomer probe array in which an oligomer probe is coupled only to a cell active region and not coupled to a probe cell separation region surrounding the probe cell active region is provided to increase the signal to noise ratio and assay intensity. An oligomer probe array comprises a substrate(100); a probe cell separation region(130) which does not include a functional group(150) coupled to an oligomer probe on the surface; and a plurality of probe cell active regions(120) which is separated by the probe cell separation region, formed on or in the substrate, and forms at least one groove formed on the surface of each of the probe cell active region; and a plurality of oligomer probes(160) which is coupled by each of the probe cell active region and has a sequence different from one another. The surface of the probe cell active region includes a functional group coupled to the oligomer probe, wherein a portion of the functional group is coupled to the oligomer probe and the other functional group is inactively capped. The probe cell active region is a pattern of a film formed on the substrate, an LOCOS(local oxidation silicon) film formed by topically oxidizing the substrate or a trench-type active, and the oligomer probe is coupled to the probe cell active region via a linker(140).