PORTABLE GENE SCANNER

描述：研究人员提议设计一个小型共焦平面 能够逐点扫描携带芯片的阵列 荧光探针杂化在硅基衬底上。整个芯片 将设计成适合笔记本电脑的CD端口，它可以 可在临床实验室、办公室和现场使用。如果成功，则 每套售价约为5,000美元。作为比较，Affymetrix扫描仪 很快就会以8万美元的价格上市。

DESCRIPTION: The investigator proposes to design a small confocal planar array that will be capable of point-by-point scanning of a chip carrying fluorescent probes hybridized to a Si-based substrate. The entire chip would be designed to fit in the CD port of a laptop computer which could be used in clinical labs, offices, and in the field. If successful, the unit would cost about $5,000. For comparison, the Affymetrix scanner will soon be marketed for $80,000.