title: Exploring nature's plasticity with a flexible probing tool, and finding new ways for its electronic distribution.
abstract: Concepts and results are described for the use of a single, but extremely flexible, probing tool to address a wide variety of genomic questions. This is achieved by transforming genomic questions into a software file that is used as the design scheme for potentially any genomic assay in a microarray format. Microarray fabrication takes place in three-dimensional microchannel reaction carriers by in situ synthesis based on spatial light modulation. This set-up allows for maximum flexibility in design and realization of genomic assays. Flexibility is achieved at the molecular, genomic and assay levels. We have applied this technology to expression profiling and genotyping experiments.
authors.affiliation: febit ag, Käfertaler Str. 190, D-68167 Mannheim, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baum
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rebscher
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mauritz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wixmerten
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Stähler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Stähler
mesh_terms: D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D023281:Genomics; D008832:Microchemistry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012984:Software