Optics: measuring and testing – By dispersed light spectroscopy – With sample excitation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-25
2006-07-25
Evans, F. L. (Department: 2877)
Optics: measuring and testing
By dispersed light spectroscopy
With sample excitation
C250S458100, C250S461100, C435S288700
Reexamination Certificate
active
07081954
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to novel systems, devices, and methods comprising spatial light modulators for use in the reading and synthesis of microarrays. For example, the present invention provides micromirror systems for synthesizing and acquiring data from nucleic acid microarrays and systems for collecting, processing, and analyzing data obtained from a microarray.
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