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The application of fixed hydrophobic patterns for confinement of aqueous solutions in proteomic microarrays

This innovative application builds upon the knowledge generated from hydrophobic coating technology developed by electrowetting R&D (DoI:10.1109/JMEMS.2008.2006827). It replaces gasket technology (prone to leakage) with a robust hydrophobic barrier (patent application: WO/2012/072987). Based on these results, one of the authors (McKenna: Katya@dynamic-bioarray.com) was awarded a Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellowship. The resulting start-up company Dynamic Bioarray, was runner-up in the Scottish Enterprise funded Converge Challenge 2012 which is the “largest Scotland-wide business competition” (www.convergechallenge.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/scotlands-biggest-business-start-up-prize-gets-525000-from-sfc/). Dynamic Bioarray recently received first round funding, closely followed by its first substantial order.