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Abstract

Grant Number:	1R43GM57108-01
PI Name:	HANG, JIM
PI Title:	Chairman & CEO
Project Title:	PORTABLE GENE SCANNER

Abstract: 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.

Thesaurus Terms:
biomedical equipment development, genetic mapping fluorescent dye /probe, laser, nucleic acid hybridization, nucleic acid sequence, personal computer, semiconduction.

Institution:	NEW DIMENSION RESEARCH & INSTRUMENT
	400 WEST CUMMINGS PARK, SUITE 3000
	WOBURN, MA 01801
Fiscal Year:	1997
Award Total:	$99,997
Project Start:	30-SEP-97
Project End:	31-MAR-98
ICD:	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
IRG:	ZRG2

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