Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Patterned Surfaces as Templates for DNA Arrays

Addressable DNA arrays are created by photopatterning self-assembled monolayers to form hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions on a gold surface. The hydrophilic regions aid to contain small volumes of different DNA solutions placed on them using an automated pin-tool loading strategy. The method allows for efficient attachment, manipulation, and hybridization of pure DNA strands on the surface.