Patent 7767438 was granted and assigned to CapitalBio Corporation on August, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
This invention relates generally to the field of microarray reaction devices and uses thereof. In particular, the invention provides a microarray reaction device wherein a plurality of reaction spaces are formed between a first and second plurality of projections, the heights of said plurality of reaction spaces being substantially identical and controllable by a supporting structure, and the relative positions between the first and second plurality of projections being controllable by a positioning structure. Articles of manufacture comprising the microarray reaction device and methods for assaying an analyte using the microarray reaction device are also provided.