Inventors:
Francesco Cerrina - Madison WI, US
Wei Huang - Madison WI, US
Assignee:
Nimblegen Systems Inc. - Madison WI
International Classification:
C12Q 1/68, C12M 1/00, C12M 1/36, B01J 19/00, C07H 21/00
US Classification:
435 6, 4352831, 4352872, 422 681, 422131, 536 253
Abstract:
The present invention provides an apparatus for constructing arrays of DNA sequences using the image of a micromirror array projected on a reaction site using a highly uniform beam of light produced by a homogenizer formed of a prismatic refractive element followed by a kaleidoscopic element.