Method of assembling particle libraries

• Main Authors: GILLESPIE RALPH D, RAMANATHAN RAMNARAYANAN, WILLIS RICHARD R, MALLOUK THOMAS E
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.11.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; LIBRARIES, e.g. CHEMICAL LIBRARIES, IN SILICOLIBRARIES; METALLURGY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

A method for assembling arrays of materials where each array contains different materials on or within a particle and the location of each particle at a spatially identifiable location in the array determines the material associated with that particle, has been developed. Assembling of the arrays begins with the delivery, of a particle and a component to a first isolated location in first region. A second isolated location on the first region also receives another particle and component to form at least two particle-component pairs in the first region. At least one of the particle-component pairs is selectively transferred to an isolated location in a second region where the particle-component pair receive an additional component thereby producing a first material associated with the first particle-component pair and a second material associated with the second particle-component pair.