SONOPLOT MICROPLOTTER Proto, Manual

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In this chapter, two sample applications of a Microplotter system will be used to illustrate its
capabilities and the basic functions of its hardware and software. The first, a deposition of a
one-component oligonucleotide (DNA) microarray, serves as an introduction to the operation of
a Microplotter instrument and its software while providing an example of a common application
for this technology within the biological sciences. The second application, dispensing conductive
traces from nanometallic inks, expands upon the first and demonstrates the ability of a
Microplotter instrument to lay down continuous lines.
These examples assume that the system has been properly installed as described in Chapter 2.
One-component oligonucleotide microarray
To begin, turn on the control computer, the positioning system, and the controlling electronics.
Once the computer has booted itself to the desktop, click once on the SonoGuide.
This will start up the SonoGuide control software, your main interface to the Microplotter system.
Because the positioning robot has just been turned on, it will need to home itself to establish a
starting position. The software should inform you of this, ask you to clear the movement area of
the robotic arm, and press
OK when ready.
Once homing is complete, you will be presented with SonoGuide’s main control interface.
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