Parallel Synthesis Technologies: Provides silicon tools and devices for Proteomic and Genomic communities (BIOMEMS)

Parallel Synthesis Technologies, Inc.

Silicon Microarray™ Technology The New Standard in High Precision Microcontact Printing
Silicon Microarrays™ Brochure		Printing Microtiter Plate Brochure
Pins & Printhead Information		Pins and Printhead Dimensions
User Manual		User Data and FAQS
Pricing and Ordering		Pin Movie files
PETC Pins		Protein Microarray Data
Small Times 2007 Best of Small Tech Application Product of the Year Microarray Spotting Pins for as low as $125 each 30 Day Money Back Guarantee Click here for pricing and ordering information Ultra high precision micromachining capabilities and the unique physical properties of single crystal silicon have been combined to create a microcontact printing pin that delivers the highest quality printed spots at the lowest cost available. Even though the microcontact printing of microarrays of many types of biological samples is now and will remain a mainstay of microcontact printing, recent additional applications have emerged in the delivery of whole cells, inorganic materials, hot melt adhesives and solder. On these pages, you can learn about silicon micromachining and how pins made by this technique will allow practitioners of microcontact printing to perform more accurate experiments, at a faster rate and at a lower cost. Features, Advantages and Benefits of Silicon Microarray™ Technology All pins are precisely identical for the highest reproducibility in printing Low cost Greatly reduced carryover Essentially no prespotting Highly precise volumetric uptake The pins print to dryness utilizing the entire sample taken up No tip bending, blunting or mushrooming Microarray pins with tip sizes from 50µm - 200µm available Uptake volumes of 25-250 nL per dip Print volumes of less than 250 pL per spot Ability to print from 96, 384 and 1536 source plates Ability to chemically modify the pin surface Super elasticity of silicon provides 100% recovery from stresses below the breakage point Non-flat tip texturing provides highly uniform printed spot For additional technical specifications and printing data, a discussion of performance attributes and to view samples of microcontact printing by the silicon microarray spotting pins, please go to the pins and holder technical information page. To order the silicon microarray pins, upgrades or replacement parts, to learn about use and maintenance of your pins and to view which accessories are available, please use the links at the top of this page. The development of Silicon Microarray™ Technology is supported by the Biotechnology section of the Division of Design, Manufacture and Industrial Innovation at the National Science Foundation (NSF).