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AIST TODAYNo.13 Summer 2004


The Fabrication of Microarrays on Fused Silica Plates using the LIBWE Method


Using laser-induced backside wet etching (LIBWE) technique, microstructures were fabricated onto the surface of fused silica plates, which were pre-coated with self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). Dye molecules, proteins, and polystyrene microbeads were alternately deposited onto the laser-irradiated or nonirradiated areas by either chemical bonding or physical adsorption.

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Fluorescence images of a protein layer on the surface of fused silica plates. The inside of the cycles corresponds to the LIBWE-etched cavities.

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