WO2004101414A1 - 繊維配列用装置、これを用いた繊維配列方法、繊維配列用治具および繊維配列体の製造方法ならびに生体関連物質固定化マイクロアレイの製造方法 - Google Patents
繊維配列用装置、これを用いた繊維配列方法、繊維配列用治具および繊維配列体の製造方法ならびに生体関連物質固定化マイクロアレイの製造方法 Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus for arranging fibers, a method for arranging fibers using the same, a method for manufacturing a jig for arranging fibers, a method for manufacturing a fiber array, and a method for manufacturing a microarray for immobilizing a biological substance.
- the present invention relates to a fiber arranging device for three-dimensionally arranging a plurality of fibers, a fiber arranging method using the same, and a fiber wound product and a fiber array obtained by arranging fibers by this method.
- the present invention also relates to a jig for three-dimensionally arranging a plurality of fibers, and a method for producing a fiber array using the jig. Further, the present invention relates to a method for producing a biomaterial-immobilized microphone array used for testing or detecting a specific biomaterial, from the above fiber array.
- a DNA microarray method also referred to as a DNA chip method
- This method is for performing nucleic acid detection and quantification based on a nucleic acid-nucleic acid hybridization reaction in the obtained DNA fragment.
- the amount of the reaction sample is small, and a variety of reaction samples can be analyzed and quantified quickly and systematically with good reproducibility.
- a sample is prepared by labeling a gene to be expressed in a cell to be studied with a fluorescent dye or the like, and the sample is hybridized on a DNA microarray.
- Bind complementary nucleic acids DNA or RNA. Then, the binding site may be read by a suitable fluorescence detector.
- the amount of each gene in a sample can be quickly measured.
- Techniques for immobilizing biological substances such as nucleic acids on a microarray include: For example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-239594, there is a method using fibers as a carrier for immobilizing biological substances.
- a fiber array in which a plurality of fibers serving as immobilization carriers are arranged in a three-dimensional order is first prepared, and the fiber array is sliced and sliced to obtain a two-dimensional high-density fiber.
- a flaky microarray a plurality of jigs having holes of the same pattern as the target arrangement pattern are used in order to manufacture a fiber array in which a plurality of fibers are arranged neatly. Specifically, first, these jigs are? The jigs are arranged so as to be in contact with each other, and the fibers, which are the carriers for immobilizing biological substances, are passed through the holes in the same positional relationship of the jigs. Next, the distance between the jigs is increased, tension is applied to the three-dimensionally arranged fibers between the jigs to align them, and then a curable resin is filled between these fibers and cured. To fix the fibers.
- the material fixed by the resin that is, the fiber array
- the fiber array is sliced substantially perpendicularly to the length direction of the fiber, whereby the biologically relevant substance-fixed microarray is obtained.
- a bio-related substance may be fixed to the fiber in advance. After aligning a plurality of fibers and fixing the fibers with a resin or the like, a biomaterial may be fixed to each fiber.
- such a microarray for immobilizing a biological substance is required to have a large number of fibers per unit area, that is, to have a large number of types of immobilized biological substances per unit area.
- the outer diameter of the fiber be made smaller and the hole diameter of the jig for inserting the fiber be made smaller.
- Patent Literature 1 it is necessary to use a plurality of jigs having a large number of holes, insert fibers one by one into each hole, and penetrate the fiber. There is. Therefore, when the arrangement pitch, the hole diameter, and the fiber outer diameter were reduced, the following problems occurred.
- the process of inserting, and the like usually, The fibers were moved using fine tweezers and nozzles, and the fibers in adjacent holes that had already been inserted tended to hinder the movement of the tweezers and nozzles. Such a tendency becomes remarkable especially when the arrangement pitch, the pore diameter, and the fiber outer diameter are reduced. Further, when the outer diameter of the fiber is reduced, the rigidity of the fiber is reduced, and there is a problem that insertion into the hole becomes more difficult.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a fiber arrangement device and a fiber arrangement jig capable of manufacturing a fiber arrangement body and the like very efficiently, with high density, and with high precision. I do. Disclosure of the invention
- a fiber arrangement device of the present invention is a fiber arrangement device for three-dimensionally arranging fibers, wherein a fiber winding means for winding fibers and a fiber winding means are provided.
- Fiber supply means for supplying the fibers to the fiber supply means, wherein the fiber supply means comprises a movable guide for supplying fibers while relatively moving with respect to the fiber take-up means.
- a fiber winding bobbin for winding fibers around the circumference while rotating; a fiber array in which a plurality of the fibers are stacked at a plurality of predetermined positions on the circumference of the fiber winding bobbin, respectively, and the fibers are arranged on each outer surface.
- a flat plate for use.
- the flat plate for fiber arrangement has, on its outer surface, a plurality of ridges for arranging fibers one by one substantially parallel to each other, and the ridges are formed on the axis of the fiber winding bobbin. It is preferable to be laminated on the circumference so as to be perpendicular to the periphery.
- the arrangement pitch of the fibers arranged on the outer surface of the fiber arrangement flat plate is different from the arrangement pitch of the fibers arranged on the outer surface of the fiber arrangement flat plate constituting another laminate. May be. ,
- At least two positioning through holes are formed in the flat plate for arranging the fibers, and a column extending through each of the positioning through holes is provided on the periphery.
- the fiber arranging method of the present invention is a fiber arranging method for arranging fibers three-dimensionally using the fiber arranging apparatus, wherein one fiber arranging plate is arranged at each of the plurality of predetermined positions.
- a first step rotating the fiber winding bobbin a predetermined number of times, supplying the fibers while moving the movable guide, and arranging the fibers on the arranged fiber arrangement flat plate.
- the fibers are preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of synthetic fibers, semi-synthetic fibers, regenerated fibers, inorganic fibers, and natural fibers.
- the fibers arranged three-dimensionally by the fiber array method are fixed. At that time, it is preferable that a curable resin is filled between the fibers, hardened, and fixed.
- a bio-related substance may be immobilized on the fiber in advance, or a bio-related substance may be immobilized on the fixed fiber.
- the method for producing a microarray immobilized with a biologically relevant substance according to the present invention is characterized in that the fiber array is sliced in a direction intersecting with the fibers to be sliced.
- the fiber wound product of the present invention is a fiber winding means having a fiber winding bobbin and a laminate composed of two or more fiber arrangement flat plates laminated at a plurality of predetermined positions on the circumference thereof. And fibers arranged and wound on the outer surface of each fiber arrangement flat plate.
- an arrangement pitch of fibers arranged on an outer surface of the fiber arrangement flat plate constituting at least one laminate is used for the fiber arrangement constituting another laminate. It is different from the arrangement pitch of the fibers arranged on the outer surface of the flat plate. You may.
- a fiber arrangement jig of the present invention is a fiber arrangement jig for three-dimensionally arranging a plurality of fibers, wherein a plurality of fibers are arranged one by one.
- At least two of the fiber arranging flat plates are arranged at intervals so that the recesses formed in the fiber arranging flat plate are on the same line with each other, and the other fiber arranging flat plates are It is characterized in that one or more sheets are laminated on each of these fiber arrangement flat plates, so that the fibers can be arranged easily and accurately.
- At least two positioning through-holes are formed in each of the fiber arrangement flats, and the positioning member is arranged in each of the fiber arrangement flats at a predetermined position by being inserted into each of the positioning through-holes. It is preferable to have a support.
- the manufacturing method of the fiber array body of the present invention comprises: a fiber array step of three-dimensionally arraying a plurality of fibers using the fiber array jig; and a fiber fixing step of fixing the three-dimensionally arrayed fibers. And a process.
- the positioning member causes at least two of the fiber arrangement flats to be in the same line with the concave stripes formed in each fiber arrangement flat.
- a first step of arranging at least one of the fiber arrangement flat plates at a predetermined position by the positioning member A second step of arranging and joining one end of each of the fibers cut to a predetermined length one by one to the concave streak to produce a fiber-bonded fiber array flat plate; and A third step of arranging the other end side of the fiber one by one in a concave streak of the fiber arranging plate arranged at a predetermined position, and the positioning member is arranged at a predetermined position.
- Laminate another fiber array flat plate on the fiber array flat plate In the fourth step, the fiber-arranged flat plate having been fiber-joined by the positioning member is replaced with a concave line formed in the fiber-arranged flat plate, A fifth step of arranging the fibers so as to be on the same line with each other, and a sixth step of applying tension to the arranged fibers, wherein each of the second to sixth steps is performed.
- a method that is repeated a plurality of times is mentioned.
- the fiber winding flat drum is attached to a drum surface of a fiber winding drum that rotates about an axis and rotated, and the fiber winding drum is rotated.
- the fiber examples include a synthetic fiber, a semi-synthetic fiber, a regenerated fiber, an inorganic fiber, a natural fiber and the like, and it is preferable that the fiber is at least one selected from the group consisting of these.
- the fiber fixing step a method of filling and curing a curable resin between the three-dimensionally arranged fibers is preferable.
- a bio-related substance is fixed to the fiber in advance, or that the bio-related substance is fixed to the fiber after the fiber fixing step.
- the method for producing a microarray immobilized with a biologically relevant substance according to the present invention is characterized in that the fiber array produced by the above method is sliced in a direction intersecting with the fibers to be sliced.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the fiber arrangement device of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a movable guide provided in the fiber arrangement device of FIG.
- FIG. 3A is a perspective view of a fiber winding bobbin provided in the fiber arrangement device of FIG. 1, and
- FIG. 3B is a front view.
- FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a flat plate for precision pitch provided in the fiber arrangement device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view of a flat plate for wide pitch.
- FIG. 5 shows the position of FIG. 4A, 4B at a predetermined position on the circumference of the fiber winding bobbin of FIGS. 3A, 3B.
- FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state where the fiber arrangement flat plates are arranged and stacked.
- FIG. 6 is a front view showing one example of the fiber wound material of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the fiber array manufactured by the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of a biologically-related substance-immobilized microarray manufactured by the present invention. .
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a potting book used in the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the method for producing a fiber array of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a method for producing a fiber array of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing one method of introducing a biological substance into each fiber of the fiber array.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an example of the fiber arrangement jig of the present invention.
- FIG. 14A is a perspective view showing a fiber arrangement flat plate constituting the fiber arrangement jig of FIG. 13, and FIG. 14B is a perspective view showing a positioning member.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing another example of the fiber arrangement jig of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing an example of a fiber array produced by the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view illustrating the first step of the first embodiment of the fiber arrangement step using the fiber arrangement jig of FIG.
- FIG. 18 is a perspective view illustrating a second step of the first embodiment of the fiber arrangement step using the fiber arrangement jig of FIG.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view illustrating a third step in the first embodiment of the fiber arrangement step using the fiber arrangement jig of FIG.
- FIG. 20 is a perspective view illustrating the temporary fixing step in the first embodiment of the fiber arrangement step using the fiber arrangement jig of FIG.
- FIG. 21 is a side view for explaining the fourth step in the first embodiment of the fiber arrangement step using the fiber arrangement jig of FIG.
- FIG. 22 is a side view showing a state where fibers are three-dimensionally arranged using the fiber arrangement jig of FIG. 13 and tension is applied to each fiber.
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view illustrating a first step of the second embodiment of the fiber arrangement step using the fiber arrangement jig of FIG.
- FIG. 24 is a perspective view for explaining the second step of the second embodiment of the fiber arrangement step using the fiber arrangement jig of FIG.
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view for explaining a third step of the second embodiment of the fiber arrangement step using the fiber arrangement jig of FIG.
- FIG. 26 is a perspective view illustrating a fourth step of the second embodiment of the fiber arrangement step using the fiber arrangement jig of FIG.
- FIG. 27 is a perspective view illustrating a temporary fixing step in the second embodiment of the fiber arrangement step using the fiber arrangement jig of FIG.
- FIG. 28 is a perspective view illustrating a fifth step of the second embodiment of the fiber arrangement step using the fiber arrangement jig of FIG.
- FIG. 29A is a plan view of a winder that can be used in the second step of the second embodiment, and FIG. 29B is a side view.
- FIG. 30 is a side view illustrating the fiber fixing step in the present invention.
- FIG. 31 is a perspective view showing an example of a potting block used in the fiber fixing step.
- FIG. 32 is a side view illustrating the fiber fixing step of the present invention.
- FIG. 33 is a side view illustrating the fiber fixing step in the present invention.
- FIG. 34 is a perspective view showing another example of the fiber array of the present invention.
- FIG. 35 is a side view showing still another example of the fiber array of the present invention.
- FIG. 36 is a perspective view showing an example of the microarray immobilized with a biological substance produced by the present invention.
- FIG. 37 is a perspective view showing one method of introducing a biological substance into each fiber of the fiber array.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the fibers 1 are three-dimensionally arranged using the fiber arrangement device 10 of the present invention.
- the fiber arranging apparatus 10 includes a fiber winding means 11 for winding the fiber 1 and a fiber supply means 12 for supplying the fiber to the fiber winding means 11, and these are used as a base. It is configured to be attached to 13.
- the fiber supply means 12 of this example includes a fiber supply bobbin 14 around which the fiber 1 is wound, a guide roller 15 for sending the fiber 1 downstream, and a movable guide ⁇ 6 described in detail below.
- the fiber 1 from the fiber supply bobbin 14 is supplied to the fiber winding means 11 via the guide roller 15 and the movable guide 16.
- the movable guide 16 has a nozzle shape through which the fiber 1 is inserted as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 2, and can move in a vertical direction (Z-axis direction) and a horizontal direction (X-axis direction). It is like that.
- reference numeral 17 in FIG. 1 denotes an X-axis stage whose cross section is a rectangular prism and whose lower surface is fixed on a base 13 so that the length direction is horizontal. .
- On the upper surface of this stage there is provided an X-axis moving table 17a that moves horizontally along this surface.
- Reference numeral 18 denotes a Z-axis stage which is also formed of a rectangular prism having a rectangular cross section and whose one side is fixed to the X-axis moving table 17a so that the length direction is vertical.
- One side surface perpendicular to the side surface of the stage is provided with a Z-axis moving table 18a that moves vertically along the surface.
- the movable guide 16 Since the movable guide 16 is fixed to the Z-axis moving table 18a, the movable guide 16 can move vertically and horizontally along with the movement of the Z-axis moving table 18a. By such movement, the fiber 1 can be supplied to the fiber winding means 11.
- the horizontal direction in which the movable guide 16 can move is a direction parallel to a shaft 19a of a fiber winding bobbin indicated by reference numeral 19, which will be described later.
- the movable guide 16 is provided with control means (not shown) for controlling the movement of the movable guide 16.
- control means (not shown) for controlling the movement of the movable guide 16.
- the timing, direction, and distance at which the movable guide 16 moves can be arbitrarily controlled by the control means.
- the operator inputs in advance in which direction and how much to move the movable guide 16 from the operation panel 20 to the control means.
- a motor 4 ° equipped with a rotation angle detection mechanism such as a rotary encoder is connected to the fiber winding bobbin 19 so that the fiber winding bobbin 19 rotates. Every time a signal is sent to the control means. By doing so, the movable guide 16 moves in conjunction with the rotation of the fiber winding bobbin 19 in accordance with a command from the control means.
- the inner diameter of the nozzle-shaped movable guide 16 is formed larger by 10 to 80%, preferably 30 to 50% than the outer diameter of the fiber 1. It is preferable that the outer diameter of the nozzle-shaped movable guide 16 is larger by 40 to 150%, preferably 70 to 100% than the inner diameter. Further, the length of the nozzle-shaped portion is preferably 5 to 30 times, more preferably 10 to 20 times the outer diameter.
- the material of the nozzle-shaped movable guide 16 is preferably stainless steel.
- the fiber winding device 11 included in the fiber arrangement device 10 of this example includes a fiber winding bobbin 19 for winding the fiber 1 around the circumference while rotating around the shaft 19 a, Two or more sheets are laminated at a plurality of predetermined positions on the circumference of the fiber winding pobin 19, respectively, and have a fiber arrangement flat plate on which fibers 1 are arranged on the outer surface.
- the fiber winding bobbin 19 is formed of a hexagonal prism, and is attached to the base 13 so that the axial direction is horizontal. It is designed to rotate.
- the fiber winding bobbin 19 as a whole has a total of 24 pillars. It has 2 1 a and 2 1 b.
- the struts 21a and 21b in this example are provided in pairs on each side near the boundary side with the adjacent side, and the distance between the two is narrow, and the pair (pitch DJ) When a wide set (pitch D 2) and is.
- each of the precision pitch columns 21a and the widened pitch columns 21b has six pairs.
- the fiber arranging apparatus 10 of this example is provided with 6 types of the two types shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B as the fiber arranging plates 22 a and 22 b, respectively, for a total of 120 sheets. ing.
- the fiber arranging flat plate 22a is composed of ten identically shaped concave streaks 23a in which the fibers 1 are arranged one by one. One side It is a rectangular one formed above.
- the fiber arranging flat plate (hereinafter referred to as widening pitch flat plate) 22b also has ten concave strips 23b substantially parallel to one another, similarly to the fine pitch flat plate 22a. It is a rectangular one formed above.
- the flat plate is formed so that the distance (pitch) between the recesses and the thickness of the flat plate are larger than those of the fine pitch plate 22a.
- the precision pitch flat plate 22a has a longer length (in the direction along the concave streak) and a smaller width than the widened pitch flat plate 22b. Furthermore, the width and depth of the concave stripe 23 a of the precision pitch flat plate 22 a are such that the concave stripe 23 a has a rectangular cross section in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the concave stripe 23 a. In this case, it is preferable that the diameter be in the range of 100 to 125% of the outer diameter of the arranged fibers 1. Furthermore, the width and depth of the concave stripes 23a are 110 from the viewpoints of easy arrangement of the fibers accurately, strength, and workability when inserting the fibers into the concave stripes 23a.
- the width and depth of the concave stripe 23 b of the widened pitch flat plate 22 b are preferably in the range of 105 to 150% of the outer diameter of the fiber 1. In the precision pitch flat plate 22a, the fibers 1 can be arranged more accurately.
- the precision pitch flat plate 22a in this example is 0.42 mm thick, and has a width of 0.3 mm and a depth of 0.3 mm on one surface of a rectangular flat plate having a width of 10 mm and a length of 40 mm.
- Ten concave stripes 23a having a thickness of 0.3 mm are formed at a pitch (distance) of 0.42 mm along the length direction of the rectangular flat plate.
- the flat plate for widening pitch 2 2 b in this example is 4.5 mm thick and has a width of 0.5 mm on one surface of a rectangular flat plate having a width of 8 mm and a length of 170 mm. 10 concave streaks with a depth of 2 mm 23 b force Along the length of the rectangular plate, it is formed at a pitch of 4.5 mm.
- one circular positioning through-hole indicated by reference numerals 24a and 24b is formed near both ends of the fiber arrangement flat plates 22a and 22b, respectively.
- Pitch D 3 of 2 4 a between two positioning through holes in precise pitch flat plates 2 2 a is formed to be the same as the pitch of the strut 2 1 a to each other for precision pin Tutsi.
- the pitch D 4 of 2 4 b between two positioning through holes in the flat plate 2 2 b for widening the pitch is the same in form as the pitch D 2 of the strut 2 1 b to each other for widening the pitch.
- the outer diameter of each support 21a, 21b is clearer than the inner diameter of each positioning through hole 24a, 24b. It is formed as small as the balance.
- the positioning through hole 24a of the precision pitch flat plate 22a and the precision pitch support 21a are fitted, and the positioning through hole 24b of the wide pitch flat plate 22b and the widening
- the flat plates 22a and 22b for arranging the fibers are arranged at a plurality of predetermined positions on the circumference of the bobbin 19 for winding the fiber. Can be placed accurately in each location.
- the other fiber array flat plates 22a and 22b can be laminated on the already arranged fiber array flat plates 22a and 22b, respectively.
- the fibers 1 are arranged at a small arrangement pitch. You.
- the fibers 1 are arranged at a larger arrangement pitch than the laminate 25 of the precision pitch flat plates 22.
- 60 precision pitch flat plates 22a are stacked on the six sets of precision pitch struts 21a by 10 steps each, and 60 wide pitch pitch flat plates 22b are also provided.
- Each of the six sets of widened pitch columns 21b is stacked in 1.0 steps.
- the fiber arrangement apparatus 10 of this example is used. By doing so, the fibers 1 can be finally laminated in 10 rows ⁇ 10 rows.
- flat plates 22a and 22b there is no limitation on the material and manufacturing method of these fiber arrangement flat plates 22a and 22b as long as the recesses 23a and 23b of the correct size are formed.
- a precision pitch plate 22a a stainless steel plate formed with concave stripes by photo-etching, a resin such as polymethyl methacrylate, and a precision mold are used in terms of corrosion resistance and strength. What is molded by the precision injection molding method used is preferably used. You.
- the flat plate for widening pitch 2 2 b the same plate as the flat plate for precision pitch 22 a can be preferably used, and a flat plate made of stainless steel or aluminum is machined to form concave streaks 23 a and 23 b. Things can also be used.
- the cross-sectional shape of the formed concave streaks 23a and 23b is not limited to a rectangular shape as shown in the illustrated example.
- the bottoms of the concave stripes may be formed in a curved shape along the outer shape of the fiber 1 (U shape), trapezoidal shape, V shape, or the like.
- the fiber arrangement device 10 of the example of FIG. 1 includes such a fiber winding means 11 and a fiber supply means 12, and further has a structure for the fibers 1 supplied to the fiber supply means 12.
- Tension applying means 27 for applying tension is provided.
- the tension applying means 27 of this example includes a torque motor 28 connected to the fiber supply bobbin 14 and a tensioner 29 provided downstream of the guide roller 15.
- the fibers 1 can be accurately arranged in 10 rows ⁇ 10 rows.
- the fibers 1 are arranged at a small arrangement pitch.
- the fiber 1 is arranged in the laminate 26 of the flat-pitch flat plate 2 2b for the wide pitch.
- 3 a and 23 b are 10 lines.
- fibers By laminating such fiber arranging flat plates 22a and 22b in 10 rows, fibers can be arranged in 10 rows and 10 rows.
- the number of the concave strips 23a, 23b and the number of laminating steps formed on one fiber arranging flat plate 22a, 22b are not limited as long as they are plural, and can be set as desired.
- the number of the concave stripes 23a and 23b formed in each of the fiber array flat plates 22a and 22b is in the range of 5 to 100, and
- the number of layers of 2 a and 2 2 b is 5 to: Range of 100 steps.
- the number of the concave strips 23a, 23b formed is different for each of the fiber arranging flat plates 22a, 22b used in each step, so that the fibers 1 arranged in each step The number may be changed.
- the pitch of the positioning through-holes 2 4 a same workers in Precision pitch flat plates 2 2 a is a D 3, the pitch of the positioning through-holes 2 4 b between the flat plate 2 2 b for widening pitch D 4
- D 3 D 4
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- the fiber winding bobbin 19 is a hexagonal prism, but is not limited to a hexagonal prism as long as the fiber 1 can be wound by rotating around the shaft 19a.
- it may be a prism having three to five or seven or more side faces, or may not be a prism.
- the fibers 1 can be arranged while the fiber arrangement flat plates 22a and 22b are stably arranged and laminated on the circumference.
- the fiber arranging plates 22a and 22b provided in the fiber arranging apparatus 10 of this example are suitably used as a jig for arranging the fibers 1 at predetermined positions accurately.
- the recesses 23 a and 23 b do not necessarily have to be formed.
- a configuration in which an adhesive layer or an adhesive layer is formed on a surface serving as an outer surface when arranged on the periphery of the fiber winding bobbin 19 to fix the fiber 1 may be employed.
- the pressure-sensitive adhesive As the pressure-sensitive adhesive, the adhesive, and the double-sided tape, those made of a material that does not attack the fiber 1 are used. If a material that invades fiber 1 is used, fiber 1 may be broken while fiber 1 is being arranged.
- the adhesive a water-soluble Beier acetate adhesive is preferable.
- the widening pitch flat plate 22b or the fine pitch flat plate 22a is positioned in all the widening pitch columns 21b and the precision pitch columns 21a of the fiber winding pobin 19, and the positioning through holes 24a, The first step of fitting 24 b and placing one by one is performed. At this point, a total of twelve sheets of the widened pitch flat plate 22b and the fine pitch flat plate 22a are arranged on the circumference of the fiber winding bobbin 19, six by six. A spacer 31 is arranged on the precision pitch support 21a as necessary before the precision pitch flat plate 22a is arranged.
- the fiber winding bobbin 19 is rotated a predetermined number of times, and the movable guide 16 is moved by the control means to arrange the fibers 1 on the arranged fiber arrangement flat plates 22a and 22b. I do.
- the movable strips 23a and 23b at one end of each of the fiber array flat plates 22a and 22b arranged in the first step are movable.
- the fibers 1 supplied from the guide 16 are sequentially inserted.
- the concave strip 23b at one end of the flat plate 22b for widening pitch and the concave strip 23a, 23b at one end of the flat plate 22a for precision pitch are not on the same circumference.
- the fiber 1 is supplied while the guide 16 is moved in the X-axis direction.
- the movable guide 16 is moved in the X-axis direction and the fiber winding bobbin 19 is continuously rotated in order to insert the fiber 1 into the adjacent ridges 23 a and 23 b. Let it.
- ten concave stripes 23a and 23b are formed on the fiber arrangement flat plates 22a and 22b. Therefore, by rotating the fiber winding bobbin 19 ten times, the fibers 1 can be sequentially arranged to the concave strips 23a and 23b at the other end.
- the distance between the tip of the movable guide 16 and the bobbin 19 for winding the fiber be as short as possible from the viewpoint of accurate arrangement.
- the shortest distance (clearance) between the tip of the movable guide 16 and the concave strips 23a, 23b of the fiber arrangement plates 22a, 22b on which the fibers 1 from the movable guide 16 are arranged is always 0. More preferably, it is in the range of l to 2 mm.
- the widening pitch support 21b and the precision pitch support 21a of the fiber winding bobbin 19 are provided with the widening pitch flat plate 22b or the precision pitch.
- the positioning through holes 24a and 24b of the flat plate 22a are fitted, and the fiber arranging flat plates 22a and 22b are laminated one by one on each set of the columns 21a and 21b. At this point, a total of 24 fiber arranging flat plates 22a and 22b are arranged on the circumference of the fiber winding bobbin 19.
- the fiber winding bobbin 19 is rotated again, and the movable guide 16 is also moved in the Z-axis direction (upward) so that these newly arranged fiber arrangements are arranged.
- a second step of sequentially arranging the fibers 1 in the concave strips 23a and 23b of the flat plate 19 is performed. Then, the third step is further performed.
- the second step and the third step are repeated a predetermined number of times, and finally 10 sheets of the fiber arrangement plates 22a and 22b are laminated on each set of the columns 21a and 21b.
- the fibers By arranging the fibers 1 in all the rounds 23a and 23b of the 10th-stage fiber arrangement flat plates 22a and 22b, the fibers can be arranged in 10 rows and 10 rows. it can.
- After arranging the fibers on the 10th-stage fiber arranging plates 22a and 22b further arranging the fiber arranging plates 22a and 22b thereon so that the fiber 1 does not protrude from the concave streaks. They may be placed and stacked.
- a holding plate of the same shape and size as the fiber arranging flat plates 22a and 22b is used except that the concave strips 23a and 23b are not formed. It may be placed.
- the fiber wound material 30 of this example has six laminates 25 each composed of a precision pitch flat plate 22a and six laminates 26 each composed of a widened pitch flat plate 22b. These have different arrangement pitches of the fibers 1 arranged on the fiber arrangement flat plates 22a and 22b. Accordingly, the fibers 1 are arranged in one fiber winding 30 at two types of arrangement pitches.
- the fiber array body 32 is composed of the fibers 1 arranged in the 10 system (JX 10 stage), the portion of the fibers 1 arranged in the precision pitch flat plate 22a (the laminate 25 composed of the precision pitch flat plate 22a). The part located between the members 25 ') 1) It is fixed in a block shape with the curable resin 33 while maintaining the arrangement state. On the other hand, the arrangement state is maintained by the laminate 26 composed of the partial force widened pitch flat plates 22b arranged in the widened pitch flat plates 22b. As will be described in detail later, the portion of the fiber array 32 fixed with the curable resin 33 is sliced in a direction intersecting with the fiber 1, preferably in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fiber 1, and thinned.
- reference numeral 34 denotes a frame member, which is fitted so that the laminate 26 composed of the flat plate for widening pitch 22 b does not collapse.
- the potting block is made of a metal such as aluminum, for example, and is formed by combining four plate-shaped block pieces 36a, 36b, 36c, 36d as shown in FIG. Those having a tubular shape can be preferably used.
- the surface that becomes the inner wall surface and the surface where the block pieces contact each other are made of Teflon (registered trademark), polyethylene, polypropylene, or the like, which has high non-adhesiveness. It is preferable to perform a release treatment, for example, by attaching a sheet-like material 37 to each surface.
- the release treatment When the release treatment is performed in this manner, a curable resin liquid is later poured into the hollow portion 36 e of the potting block 36, and after being cured, the potting block 36 and the cured resin are cured. Can be easily peeled off. Further, instead of performing the release treatment on the block pieces 36a, 36b, 36c, and 36d made of metal as described above, the potting block itself may be formed of a resin having high non-adhesiveness. '
- a semi-conical notch 38 is formed on one surface of the inner wall surface of the cylindrical potting block 36 so as to increase in diameter toward one end as in this example.
- the curable resin liquid is preferably poured into the hollow portion 36e of the potting book 36 to serve as a filling port for filling.
- the fiber 1 between the laminates 25 made of the precision pitch planes 22 a is surrounded by the potting block 36.
- One end on the side where the filling port is not formed is fixed so as to be in intimate contact with the laminate 25 of the one precision pitch plate 22a.
- it is made of a silicone rubber having releasability and elasticity so that a curable resin liquid to be filled later does not leak from a contact portion between the potting block 36 and the laminate 25.
- a seal member is interposed.
- one end (opening end) on the side where the filling port is formed is directed upward, and the curable material is cured from the filling port formed in the potting block 36 into the hollow portion 36 e of the potting block 36.
- Pour the resin liquid is left at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time to cure the poured curable resin liquid.
- the curable resin liquid When the curable resin liquid is filled as described above, it is preferable that the curable resin liquid is previously stirred under vacuum and defoamed. By defoaming in this way, there is no void inside the cured resin, and a state in which the resin is sufficiently distributed between the fibers 1 is obtained. More preferably, the curable resin liquid is sufficiently defoamed as described above, and the above-described resin filling operation is preferably performed under reduced pressure.
- the potting block 36 is disassembled into four block pieces 36a, 36b, 36c, 36d. Thereby, the fibers precisely arranged in 10 rows and 10 rows can be fixed in a block shape with a luster.
- the type of the curable resin 33 used here is a curable resin liquid that is a low-viscosity liquid at room temperature, and is used to fill the hollow part 36 e of the potting block 36.
- the flakes be formed at room temperature, and be easily thinned to a certain thickness with a blade or the like after hardening, and have an appropriate hardness and elasticity so that the obtained flakes will not chip or break.
- a cured resin for example, a two-component reaction-curable raw resin such as urethane resin is exemplified.
- fibers 1 arranged and fixed there is no particular limitation on the type of fibers 1 arranged and fixed as described above, and synthetic fibers, semi-synthetic fibers, regenerated fibers, inorganic fibers, and other synthetic fibers, natural fibers, and composites thereof. Fiber and the like.
- Typical examples of synthetic fibers include various polyamide-based fibers such as nylon 6, nylon 66, and aromatic polyamide; various polyester-based fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polylactic acid, and polyglycolic acid; Various fibers of an atalyl type such as polyacrylonitrile; various types of fibers of a polyolefin type such as polyethylene / polypropylene; various types of fibers of a polyvinyl alcohol type; various types of fibers of a polychloride vinylidene type; Polyurethane-based fibers; phenol-based fibers; fluorine-based fibers made of polyvinylidene fluoride / polytetrafluoroethylene; polyalkyleneparaoxybenzoate-based fibers; polymethacrylate, etc.) Acrylic resin Fiber; Polycarbonate Bonnet Fiber using a resin.
- Typical examples of the semi-synthetic fibers include various cellulose-based fibers made from diacetate, triacetate, chitin, chitosan, and the like; and various protein-based fibers called promix.
- Typical examples of the regenerated fiber include various cellulosic regenerated fibers (rayon, cuvula, polynosic, etc.) obtained by a viscose method, a copper-ammonia method, or an organic solvent method.
- Typical examples of the inorganic fiber include glass fiber and carbon fiber.
- natural fibers include vegetable fibers such as cotton, flax, ramie, jute, animal fibers such as wool and silk, and mineral fibers such as asbestos. These fibers 1 can be used as appropriate for the production of the fiber array 32. However, when the fibers 1 are arranged, tension is applied to the fibers 1 as described above. Polycarbonate fibers, polyester fibers, nylon fibers, aromatic polyamide fibers and the like having a high yield strength are preferably used. In addition, fibers other than natural fibers can be obtained by known spinning techniques such as melt spinning, wet spinning, and dry spinning, or a combination of these techniques. Can be used.
- these fibers 1 may be used without treatment as they are, but may be used with a reactive functional group introduced as necessary, or may be subjected to plasma treatment, ⁇ -ray, electron beam, etc. May be used.
- the form of the fiber 1 is not particularly limited, and may be a monofilament or a multifilament. Further, spun yarn obtained by spinning short fibers may be used. Further, hollow fibers, fibers having a porous structure, or the like may be used. The hollow fiber can be manufactured by a known method using a special nozzle or the like.
- the outer diameter of the fiber 1 is not particularly limited, and a fiber having a desired outer diameter can be used. However, if the outer diameter is too small, the fiber 1 is liable to be broken, and the yield is reduced. On the other hand, as the outer diameter of the fiber 1 is smaller, the fiber 1 can be arranged at a higher density. Therefore, the outer diameter of the fiber 1 is set according to the balance between the take-up property and the desired arrangement density, and the outer diameter of the fiber 1 is preferably 500 ⁇ or less, more preferably 300 to 100 ⁇ m. It is. When a multifilament is used as the fiber 1, 83 dtex / 36 filament ⁇ 82 dtex / 45 filament can be used as it is.
- a monofilament having an outer diameter of 150 ⁇ is used as the fiber 1, and this is arranged at a pitch of 200 ⁇ m.
- the number of fibers 1 that can be arranged in a square of 1 cm 2 is 2400. Therefore, by fixing one kind of bio-related substance to one fiber, 2400 kinds of bio-related substances can be immobilized per 1 cm 2 .
- porous fibers having a diameter of about 200 m, hollow fibers, or monofilaments of porous hollow fibers are arranged at an arrangement pitch of 200 ⁇ m, about 100 fibers per cm 2 are obtained.
- a fiber array 3 2 in which 1 is arrayed can be obtained, By immobilizing one kind of bio-related substance on one fiber 1, 1000 kinds of bio-related substances can be immobilized per 1 cm 2 .
- the fiber array 32 is sliced in a direction intersecting with the fiber 1 and thinned to obtain a diagram.
- the fiber 1 on which the biological substance is immobilized is fixed by the curable resin 33, and a flaky biological substance immobilized microarray 35 in which the cross section of the fiber 1 is exposed on both sides can be obtained.
- the means for slicing is appropriately selected, and a microtome, a laser, or the like is used.
- the direction of the slice may be any direction as long as it intersects the longitudinal direction of the fiber 1. Preferably, it is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fiber 1.
- the specimen is supplied to the obtained bio-related substance-immobilized microarray 100 and subjected to hybridization, thereby immobilizing the fiber on the fiber.
- the specific nucleic acid sequence present in the sample can be detected using the nucleic acid thus obtained as a probe.
- a biological substance can be fixed in a space between the single fibers.
- a hollow or porous fiber is used as the fiber 1, a bio-related substance can be fixed in a hollow portion or a void in the fiber 1.
- the biological substance can be fixed by the following method.
- the L-plate 39 As the L-plate 39, a commercially available one can be used. In this case, if the arrangement pitch of the fibers 1 in the widening pitch flat plate 22b and the pitch of each section in the aile plate 39 are previously set to be the same, one end of each fiber can be easily set in each section. Can be soaked.
- the type of the bio-related substance introduced into each fiber 1 may be all different for the fiber 1 of 10 rows ⁇ 10 stages. Also, a plurality of fibers may be grouped and the same type of biological substance may be introduced into the group. If they are all different, it is possible to obtain a biomaterial-immobilized chip 35 on which 100 types of biomaterials are immobilized.
- the biological substances introduced into the fiber 1 as described above include nucleic acids such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ⁇ ribonucleic acid (RNA), peptide nucleic acid (PNA), and oxypeptide nucleic acid (OPNA), or proteins, Sugars and the like.
- nucleic acids such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ⁇ ribonucleic acid (RNA), peptide nucleic acid (PNA), and oxypeptide nucleic acid (OPNA), or proteins, Sugars and the like.
- DNA or RNA may be prepared from living cells by a known method.
- DNA can be extracted by the method of Blin et al. (Blin et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 3: 2303 (1976)), etc.
- RNA extraction is performed by the method of Favaloro et al. , Methods Enzymol. 65: 718 (1980)).
- linear or circular plasmid DNA or chromosomal DNA DNA fragments obtained by cutting or chemically cutting these using restriction enzymes, DNA synthesized by enzymes in vitro, or chemically synthesized DNA Etc.
- DNA can be extracted by the method of Blin et al. (Blin et al., Ucleic Acids Res. 3: 2303 ((1976)), etc.
- RNA is extracted by the method of Favaloro et al. , Methods Enzymol. 65: 718 (1980)).
- linear or circular plasmid DNA or chromosomal DNA DNA fragments obtained by cutting or chemically cutting these using restriction enzymes, DNA synthesized by enzymes in vitro, or chemically synthesized DNA, etc.
- bio-related substances may be used as they are, or may be used in the form of a derivative obtained by chemically modifying a bio-related substance or in a modified form if necessary.
- a nucleic acid is used as a biological substance, amination, biotinylation, digoxigenation, etc. are known as chemical modifications of the nucleic acid (Current P. rotocolsln Molecular Biology, Ed .; Frederick M. Ausubel et al. (1990), Deisotope experiment protocol (1) DIG hybridization (Shujunsha)), and these modification methods can be adopted.
- a liquid containing these bio-related substances for example, an acrylamide aqueous solution containing a bio-related substance into which an unsaturated functional group has been introduced is used, and after sucking into the hollow portion or the porous portion of the fiber as described above, Then, by heating to 50 to 60 ° C., the gel in which the biological substance is fixed to the gel network can be fixed to the hollow portion and the porous portion.
- the fiber winding means 11 for winding the fibers and the fiber winding means 11 for the fiber 1 Fiber supply means 12 for supplying the fiber
- the fiber supply means 12 includes a movable guide 16 for supplying the fiber while moving relative to the fiber winding means 11, and the fiber winding means 1 1 Is a fiber winding bobbin 19 that winds the fiber 1 around the circumference while rotating around the shaft 19a, and a plurality of predetermined positions on the circumference of the fiber winding bobbin 19, respectively.
- the fibers 1 can be densified at high density, with high accuracy, and in a short time.
- the arrangement can be performed very efficiently, and the fiber array 32 can be industrially mass-produced. That is, when such a fiber arranging device 10 is used, it is not necessary to insert one fiber into a hole formed in a jig and penetrate the same as in the conventional case. Further, since it is not necessary to guide the fiber to be inserted into the hole with tweezers or the like, there is no problem that the fiber of the already inserted adjacent hole hinders the fiber insertion work by tweezers or the like.
- the fiber 1 is not inserted into the hole but arranged in the concave streak 21, even if the fiber outer diameter is small and the rigidity is low, the fiber 1 can be easily arranged and the fiber 1 has a high height. Densification becomes possible.
- the fiber array device 10 described above, for example, Even if the fiber 1 has a small fiber outer diameter and is difficult to handle, it can be arranged with high density, accuracy, and efficiency in a short period of time, and the fiber array 32 can be mass-produced. It is also possible to mass-produce a possible biomaterial-immobilized microarray 35.
- a plurality of concave stripes 23a and 23b for arranging the fibers 1 one by one are formed substantially parallel to each other.
- the fiber strips 23 a and 23 b are stacked on the circumference of the fiber winding bobbin 19 so that the grooves 23 a and 23 b are perpendicular to the axis 19 a of the fiber winding bobbin 19.
- one end side is arranged at a precise arrangement pitch. It is possible to easily obtain the fiber array 32 in which the end sides are arranged at an arrangement pitch wider than this. When such a fiber array 32 is used, it becomes possible to easily introduce a bio-related substance into each fiber 1 using the well plate 39 as described above.
- the fiber arrangement flat plate 2 2b shown in Fig. 4B is not provided at all, and only the precision pitch plate 22a shown in Fig. 4A is provided. Except for the two points where only the precision pitch strut 2 1a was erected in 12 sets (24 pieces), the fiber arrangement device 10 having the same configuration as in FIG. A wound fiber was obtained in which hollow fibers made of polycarbonate were arranged in 10 rows and 10 rows.
- the moving speed of the nozzle-shaped movable guide 16 in the X-axis direction is set to 1200 mm / min.
- the moving pitch is the same as the pitch of the concave strip 23a in the precision pitch flat plate 22a. It was 42 mm. Further, a tension of 5 mN was applied to the hollow fibers arranged in this manner by a tension applying means.
- the shortest distance (clearance) between the tip of the movable guide 16 and the concave streak of the precision pitch flat plate 22 a on which the fibers 1 from the movable guide 16 are arranged is always 0.5 mm.
- the rotation speed of the bobbin 19 was 10 rpm.
- the inner diameter, outer diameter, and length of the nozzle-shaped movable guide 16 were 0.4 mm, 0.7 mm, and 12 mm, respectively. As a result, it was possible to obtain a wound fiber in which the fibers 1 were accurately arranged in 10 rows and 10 rows in an operation time of about 1 hour.
- a hollow fiber 30 made of polycarbonate having a diameter of 0.3 mm was arranged in 10 rows ⁇ 10 stages to obtain a fiber winding 30 as shown in FIG. Was.
- the moving speed of the nozzle-shaped movable guide 16 in the X-axis direction is 1200 mm / min.
- the moving pitch is the precision pitch flat plate 22a for the precision pitch flat plate 22a. 0.42 mm, the same as the pitch of the concave stripe 23a in a, and the same as the pitch of the concave stripe 23b in the flat plate 22b for the wide pitch .5 mm.
- a tension of 5 mN was applied to the hollow fibers arranged in this manner by a tension applying means.
- the shortest distance (clearance) between the tip of the movable guide 16 and the concave strips 23a, 23b of the fiber arrangement flat plates 22a, 22b on which the fibers from the movable guide 16 are arranged. ) was set to always be 0.5 mm.
- the rotation speed of the fiber winding pobin 19 was set at 10 rpm.
- Example 4 In the fiber wound product 30 obtained in Example 2, a portion sandwiched between the laminated products 25 of the precision pitch flat plates 2 2a at two places, a potting book as shown in FIG. Then, the polyurethane elastomer (copolymerate 4403 / Nipporan 4276, mixed with coronate 6: Nipporan 4) is poured into the hollow portion as shown in Fig. 10. And cured to obtain the state shown in FIG. After that, incision of the fiber 1 and removal of the fiber arranging flat plates 22a and 22b are performed as appropriate. Thus, two block-shaped fiber arrays 32 were prepared. It took about one hour before the resin solution was poured. ⁇ Example 4>
- the fibers 1 were arranged in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the torque motor 28 of the tension applying means 27 was not operated, and the clearance was set to 3 mm. Got 0.
- the fibers 1 were arranged in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the fibers 1 were supplied without passing through the tensioner 29 of the tension applying means 27 to obtain a fiber wound product 30 as shown in FIG.
- Fibers 1 were arranged in the same manner as in Example 1 except that a flat plate for precision pitch was used in which an adhesive layer made of a vinyl acetate adhesive was formed instead of forming the concave stripes.
- a fiber roll 30 as shown in FIG. 6 was obtained.
- the fiber 1 was fixed to the resin in the same manner as in Example 3 to prepare two block-shaped hollow fiber arrays. According to each of the examples described above, the fibers can be accurately arranged in a short time, and particularly according to Examples 1 to 3, the fibers can be arranged particularly accurately. Further, in Example 3, a good fiber array in which the fibers were fixed while maintaining such a state was obtained. On the other hand, in Examples 4 and 6, the arrangement state of the fibers was slightly inferior to Examples 1 to 3. Further, in Example 5, there was a tendency that a large stress was applied to the fibers when the movable guide 16 was moved.
- a fiber arrangement jig As a fiber arrangement jig, a 0.1-mm-thick 0.3 mm-dia. Two perforated plates made of stainless steel were used, and through each hole of the perforated plate, 9 hollow fibers made of polycarbonate (outer diameter: 0.3 mm x length: lm) were passed through 9 holes each to separate the two perforated plates. Set to 5 O mm.
- the hollow fibers between the two perforated plates arranged in this manner were placed in a potting jig, and the same polyurethane elastomer (colonet 4440 Z-ppollan 42776) used in Example 3 was used. ) To the potting jig and the By pouring into the gap, a hollow fiber array having a length, width, and height of 2 O mm X 2 O mm X 5 O mm was formed. It took about 6 hours before the resin solution was poured.
- the fiber arrangement jig of the present invention is used for three-dimensionally arranging a plurality of fibers, and a fiber array can be obtained by fixing the three-dimensionally arranged fibers in that state.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an example of the fiber arrangement jig 110.
- the jig 110 for fiber arrangement has six identically shaped concave strips 121 each having one fiber arranged thereon, and is substantially parallel to each other.
- a fiber arranging flat plate 120 formed of a rectangular flat plate formed on one surface, and a positioning member 1 for accurately arranging the fiber arranging flat plate 120 at a predetermined position. 30.
- the positioning member 130 is composed of a rectangular flat base 133 and a pair of two pieces vertically set with respect to the base 133. It consists of two sets of pillars 1 3 2 (four in total).
- the distance D 5 of two positioning through-holes 1 2 2 each other is formed in each fiber array flat plates 1 2 0 interval 0 of the base 1 3 1 erected three pairs of post 1 3 2 6 , and the outer diameter of the support pillars 132 is formed smaller than the inner diameter of the positioning through-holes 122 by a clearance.
- each fiber array plate 120 is accurately placed at a predetermined position by penetrating the support column 132 into the positioning through hole 122 of each fiber array plate 120 as shown in Fig. 13. Now you can do it.
- two fiber arrangement flat plates 120 are formed by the positioning member 130 so that the fiber arrangement flat plates 1 20 so that the concave streaks 1 2 1 are aligned with each other, and Can be arranged on the base 1 33 with a predetermined interval W.
- another fiber array flat plate 120 can be used for each fiber array already arranged on the base 1 33.
- the fiber arrangement jig 110 of this example can be arranged in 5 rows of 6 rows each.
- reference numeral 1331 denotes a spacer, which is formed of the same rectangular flat plate as the fiber array flat plate 120. Two circular positioning through holes are formed in the vicinity of both side ends.
- the spacer 1311 is arranged by the positioning member 130 in the same manner as the fiber array flat plate 120.
- the spacer 1311 can be used as needed. Specifically, a spacer having an arbitrary thickness is appropriately used according to the thickness of the potting book used in the fiber fixing step described later.
- the width and the depth of the concave stripes 121 formed in the fiber array flat plate 120 can be appropriately set according to the fiber outer diameter of the fibers arranged in the concave stripes 121.
- the width and depth are 10 It is preferably in the range of 0 to 125%. With such a width and depth, the fibers are arranged without protruding from the concave stripes 121.
- the width and depth of the grooves 121 are most preferably about 110%. .
- the cross section of the concave streak 121 is not limited to a rectangular shape as shown in the drawings as long as the dimensions are uniform and the fiber does not protrude, and the fiber can be easily inserted.
- the bottom of the concave stripes 121 may be formed in a curved shape (U-shape) along the outer shape of the fiber, trapezoidal shape, V-shape, or the like.
- the material of the fiber array flat plate 120 is not particularly limited, but metal is preferable.
- metal stainless steel spring steel is particularly preferable in terms of corrosion resistance and strength.
- a metal flat plate may be prepared and a concave stripe may be formed on one surface.
- the method of forming concave stripes on a metal plate is as follows: 1) Method of forming concave stripes one by one by machining, 2) Multiple concave stripes using a special blade. At the same time, and 3) a method of forming the concave stripes 121 by etching. 4) Prepare a flat metal plate (a) with the same thickness as the depth of the concave strips to be formed, and process it into a ladder shape by etching.
- the concave stripes 121 are formed by mechanical processing. It is necessary to pay attention to changes in dimensions, warpage due to residual machining stress, and changes in the width and depth of the ridges 121 due to wear of the cutting blade.
- the etching method 3) does not cause the dimensional change and warpage that occur in the methods 1) and 2). It is necessary to control and it is necessary to set and manage the etching conditions appropriately. Therefore, as a method of forming the concave stripes 121, it is possible to form precise concave stripes 121 without setting and controlling the etching conditions as strictly as the method 3). The method is preferred.
- the method of joining the ladder-like member to the flat metal plate (b) includes a method of bonding with an adhesive and a method of bonding the ladder-like member or the flat metal plate (b) to the bonding surface.
- a metal thin film is formed and then joined by thermocompression bonding.
- an adhesive or a binder is used, unevenness occurs in the depth of the concave streaks 121 due to uneven thickness of the adhesive or the binder, or the adhesive ⁇ The excess may protrude, narrowing the concave stripes 121, or causing warpage due to the pi-metal effect due to the difference in the thermal expansion coefficient of the material. Therefore, in order to eliminate these possibilities, the materials of the ladder-like member and the metal flat plate (b) are made the same, and they are heated and pressurized under vacuum to integrate and join the metal structure, and solid phase diffusion bonding It is preferable to join them.
- the material of the fiber array flat plate 120 is preferably a metal such as stainless steel spring steel as described above, but as long as strength and dimensional accuracy can be secured, thermoplastic synthetic resin, thermosetting Using synthetic resin, photocurable synthetic resin, etc. Is also good. In that case, there is a method in which these resins are molded by press molding or injection molding using a precision mold to obtain a fiber array flat plate 120. According to such a molding method, the same fiber array flat plate 120 can be produced in large quantities and at low cost.
- the material of the positioning member 130 is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to use stainless steel or the like having excellent strength and heat resistance.
- the support 13 of the positioning member 130 and the positioning through holes 1 2 2 of the fiber arrangement flat plate 120 are provided as described above.
- the arrangement positions of the plurality of fiber arrangement flat plates 120 can be determined specifically and accurately. According to such a positioning mechanism, positioning can be performed with high accuracy with a simple configuration.
- the positioning mechanism 130 is a rectangular flat base 133 with a U-shaped guide member 135 instead of a column. Can be used.
- the number of the concave stripes 121 formed on each fiber arrangement flat plate 120 is six. By laminating the flat plates 120 in five layers, a total of 30 fibers can be arranged.
- the number of the concave strips 121 and the number of laminating steps formed on one fiber array flat plate 120 are not limited as long as each is plural, and can be set as desired.
- the number of the concave stripes 121 formed in each fiber array flat plate 120 is in the range of 6 to 100, more preferably 10 to 100, and such a fiber array
- the number of lamination steps of the flat plate for use 120 is in the range of 5 to 100 steps, and more preferably in the range of 10 to 100 steps.
- the number of concave stripes 121 formed for each fiber array flat plate 120 used in each stage may be made different, so that the number of fibers arranged in each stage may be made different.
- the positioning members 1300 are arranged so that the concave stripes 1 21 formed on each fiber array flat plate 1 20 are aligned with each other.
- W is not particularly limited and can be set as appropriate. If the distance W is set large here, a long product can be obtained as the finally obtained fiber array. If a long product is obtained, this fiber array is sliced and sliced in the direction crossing the fiber, and when manufacturing a biomaterial-fixed microarray, many bio-related A substance-immobilized microarray can be obtained, which is advantageous in terms of manufacturing cost. However, as the distance W increases, the arrangement state of the fibers between the two sets of fiber arrangement plates 120 becomes more difficult to control strictly. Therefore, it is preferable to appropriately set the interval W in consideration of these viewpoints.
- the fiber arrangement jig 110 of this example first, two fiber arrangement plates 120 are positioned, and another fiber arrangement plate 120 is laminated on each of them. This forms a laminate of two sets of fiber array flat plates 120. As long as the concave stripes 121 formed on each fiber array flat plate 120 are arranged at predetermined intervals so as to be on the same line as each other, three or more fiber array flat plates 120 May be formed, and another fiber arranging flat plate 120 may be laminated on each of these to form a laminate of three or more sets of fiber arranging flat plates 120.
- the fiber arranging body can be manufactured with N-1 yarns, and the support provided on the positioning member '130 For 1 3 2, N sets of 2 sets are required.
- a fiber arranging step of three-dimensionally arranging the 30 fibers using the fiber arranging jig 110 of FIG. 13 is performed, and further, these fibers are fixed in a three-dimensionally arranged state.
- a method for producing a fiber array 150 shown in FIG. 16 in which 30 fibers are fixed in a three-dimensionally arrayed state by performing a fixing step will be described.
- 30 fibers 140 are present substantially in parallel along the direction of the arrow.
- Reference numeral 151 denotes a curable resin, and the 30 fibers are fixed by the resin while maintaining a predetermined distance from each other. (Fiber arrangement process)
- the positioning through-holes of the spacer 13 1 are respectively provided in the two sets of columns 13 2 of the positioning member 130 of FIG. Fit and place two spacers 1 3 1
- two fiber alignment plates 1 20 are prepared, and the positioning through holes 1 2 2 are fitted to two sets of positioning members 1 3 2 of columns 1 3 2, respectively.
- a first step of arranging the concave streaks 121 formed on the flat plate 120 so as to be on the same line with a predetermined interval is performed.
- the six fibers 14 are arranged so as to straddle the concave streaks 12 1 aligned on the same line, that is, to prevent the fibers 140 from intersecting or overlapping.
- the second step of arranging 0s one by one is performed.
- a fourth step of applying a tension to each of the arranged fibers 140 may be performed, but before that, as shown in FIG. 20, the weight members 134 are further exposed.
- the weight members 134 acting as weights are placed on the laminated fiber arrangement flat plates 120, respectively.
- the weight member 13 4 is a flat plate as shown in the figure, and a positioning through hole is formed in the vicinity of both side ends thereof, and a weight that can be positioned by the column 13 2 is used, It is preferable that the member 134 does not shift or drop.
- the fourth step is a step of applying tension to each of the arranged fibers 140, and in the fiber fixing step performed after the fiber arranging step, the fibers 140 are loosened. This is to prevent it from being fixed. Note that the tension applied here should be in a range where the fiber 140 does not undergo plastic 1 "raw deformation or breakage.
- a method for applying and maintaining the tension to the fiber 140 for example, a method using a tension applying device 160 as shown in FIG. 21 can be mentioned.
- the tension applying device 160 includes a mounting table 161 on which the positioning member 130 is mounted and fixed, and a fiber fixing portion 16 for fixing one end of the arranged fibers 140a. 2 and a fixing jig 163 for fixing the other end 140 b of the fiber 140 while pulling it.
- the fixing jig 163 includes a holding member 163 a such as a clamp for holding the other end 140 b of the fiber 140, and a rigid body such as a spring or rubber connected to the holding member 163 a. 1 6 3b.
- the elastic body 16 3 b can be fixed to the flat base 16 4 on which the mounting table 16 1 is disposed. As a result, the fiber 140 is given tension. It is maintained in a state.
- reference numeral 165 is a round bar-shaped guide member, and the direction in which the fiber 140 is pulled by the fixing jig 163 by the guide member 1659 is as shown in FIG. ° It can be changed downward. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 22, four layers of fibers 140 are further arranged later, and the elastic body 163 b is fixed even when tension is applied to each fiber 140. Space on the base 16 4 is easy to keep compact.
- the height of the top of the guide member 16 5 is made slightly lower than the height of the bottom of the concave streak 121 formed in the fiber arrangement flat plate 120, and each of the arranged fibers It is preferable that not only the tension in the length direction of the fiber 140 is applied to the fiber 140 but also that a force acts in a direction in which the fiber 140 is pressed against the bottom of the concave strip 121. By doing so, the tension is applied to each fiber 140 so as not to be loosened, and the fiber arrangement flat plate 120 and the weight member 134 on the upper side are removed. Also, the fiber 140 is maintained so that it does not protrude from the concave streak 121.
- the two weight members 1 34 are removed, and then the concave streaks 1 2 1 of the second-stage fiber arrangement flat plate 120 are removed.
- the second step described above that is, in the concave line 1 2 1 located on the same line.
- the step of arranging the fibers 140 one by one so as to straddle is performed.
- the third step, the temporary fixing step and the fourth step, which are performed as necessary, are performed in the same manner, whereby the second-stage fibers 140 can be arranged at predetermined positions.
- a fiber bonding step may be performed in which an adhesive is applied and each fiber is bonded to the circuit 121.
- such a fiber bonding step may be performed on both the concave stripes 121 of the two fiber arrangement flat plates 120 and the respective fibers 140 in each stage. It is preferable that the other end 140 b of the fiber 140 fixed by 63 is joined to the concave stripe of the fiber arrangement flat plate 120.
- the adhesive used here is preferably an adhesive that can be easily removed from the fiber arranging plate 120 later, and examples thereof include a water-soluble Biel acetate adhesive.
- the fiber is cured in the subsequent fiber fixing step.
- the resin liquid can be prevented from leaking from the joint.
- the fibers 140 are arranged up to the fifth stage, and a state shown in FIG. 22 is obtained in which tension is applied to all the fibers 140.
- the fiber arrangement plate is replaced.
- a spacer 13 1 having no concave line may be laminated thereon.
- the spacer 131 which is laminated on the uppermost stage, a spacer having sufficient strength is used, and the spacer 131 and the base 1 of the positioning member 130 are used.
- the lamination state of these laminated fiber-arrangement flat plates 120 is later It is preferable that the fiber arrangement is maintained during the fiber fixing step and the like, so that the fiber arrangement is not disturbed, that is, it is preferable to use the spacer 131 as a holding plate.
- the spacer 13 1 which is stacked on the uppermost stage as the holding plate, is not fixed to the base 13 3 of the positioning member 130, but is replaced by the first stage fiber arrangement flat plate.
- the spacer 13 may be fixed to the spacer 13 1 below 120 as long as the laminated state of the laminated fiber array flat plates 120 can be fixed.
- another fiber arranging plate 120 is laminated after the second step of arranging the fibers 140 and before the fourth step of applying tension to these fibers 140.
- the fourth step may be performed after the second step, and then the third step may be performed.
- the weight member 13 4 having a flat contact surface with the fiber arrangement flat plate 120 as used in the above-described temporary fixing step is used, and the fourth step is performed. It is preferable that each fiber 140 does not protrude from the concave strip 121.
- the positioning through holes of the two spacers 13 1 are fitted into the two sets of columns 13 2 of the positioning member 130 respectively.
- Place spacers 1 3 1 Then, one fiber arrangement flat plate 120 is prepared, and its positioning through-holes 122 are fitted into a pair of support members 132 of the positioning member 130, thereby obtaining the fiber arrangement flat plate 130.
- a first step of arranging 20 at a predetermined position is performed.
- one other fiber array flat plate 120 is prepared, and one end 140 a side of the fiber 140 cut to a predetermined length is formed in the concave strip 121 as shown in FIG.
- the second step of manufacturing a fiber-bonded fiber array flat plate 120 ′ by arranging and bonding the fibers one by one is performed.
- a method of joining the fiber 140 to the concave strip 121 a thin adhesive is applied to the concave strip 121 in advance, and then one end of the fiber 140 is connected to the side 140a.
- the method of arranging the concave stripes 1 2 1 is preferred. At that time, it is necessary to take care that the adhesive does not protrude to the portion other than the concave streak 121 of the fiber arrangement flat plate 120, and it is necessary to immediately remove the adhesive if it protrudes.
- the other fiber array flat plate 120 is stably placed on the fiber bonded fiber array flat plate 120. Lamination cannot be performed, and the arrangement pitch of fibers in the finally obtained fiber array 150 may be affected.
- the other end (free end) 140 b of the fibers 140 arranged and joined in the concave strips 121 in the second step is used for positioning in the first step.
- a third step of arranging the fibers one by one on the concave stripes of the fiber arranging flat plate 120 arranged on the member 130 is performed.
- the arrangement here can be easily performed because the end 140 a of the fiber 140 is joined to the concave strip 121 in advance.
- the fibers arranged on the positioning member 130 are arranged so that the fibers 140 arranged here do not protrude from the concave streaks 121.
- the fourth step of laminating another fiber arrangement flat plate 120 on the flat plate 120 is performed.
- the fiber arrangement plate 120 arranged at a predetermined position in the fourth step is described in the first embodiment.
- the weight member 13 4 as described above is placed, so that the close contact state between the first stage (-lowest stage) fiber arrangement flat plate 120 and the second stage fiber arrangement flat plate 120 is maintained. It is preferable to perform a temporary fixing step. When the fibers are temporarily fixed in this manner, the arranged sixty fibers 140 do not protrude from the concave streaks, so that the next fifth step can be performed stably, and the workability thereof can be improved.
- the fifth step as shown in FIG.
- the fiber-bonded fiber array flat plate 120 ′ is moved to the predetermined position by the concave strips 121 formed on the fiber array flat plate 120.
- the fiber arranging plate 1 on the side on which it is arranged is arranged at a predetermined interval so as to be on the same line as the concave streak 122 of the fiber arranging plate 120, and then, preferably, the fiber arranging plate 1 with fiber bonded
- the weight member 1 3 4 is also placed on 20 ′.
- a sixth step is performed on each of the arranged fibers 140 to apply a tension in a range of V in which the fibers 140 are not plastically deformed or broken.
- the same tension applying device 160 as that used in the first embodiment can be used to apply a tension in the same manner.
- one end of the fiber 140 The side of 140a is already joined to the fiber-attached fiber array flat plate 120, and this fiber-attached fiber array flat plate 1200 'is further connected to the support column 132. It is fixed so that it does not move. Therefore, even if tension is applied to the fiber 140, the fiber 140 does not move. Therefore, in the second embodiment, it is not necessary to fix the fiber 140 by the fiber fixing portion 162. Fix the end 140 b with the fixing jig 16 3.
- the fibers 140 in the first stage can be arranged at predetermined positions. Thereafter, the fibers 140 in the second stage and thereafter can be arranged in the same manner by repeating the processes in the second stage and thereafter. It can be arranged in a predetermined position.
- the uppermost stage has no spacers and has a spacer 13 which also acts as a holding plate. 1 Then, fix it to the base member 133 of the positioning member 130 with bolts and screws, etc., and maintain the laminated state of the laminated fiber arrangement flat plates 120, and arrange the fibers 140. Is preferably not disturbed.
- the fibers 140 to which tension is already applied and the fibers 140 are arranged.
- An adhesive may be applied between the ridges 121 to form a fiber bonding step of bonding the fibers to the ridges 121.
- the fiber bonding step is performed on the other end 140 b of the fiber 140 fixed by the fixing jig 163.
- the other end 140 b of the bonded fiber 140 is connected to the concave side of the fiber arrangement flat plate 120 already arranged at a predetermined position.
- the fourth, fifth, and sixth steps were performed sequentially after the third step of arranging one piece per Article 121, but after the fifth step was performed after the third step, or After the third step, the fifth step and the sixth step may be performed, and then the fourth step may be performed.
- each fiber 140 is ejected from the concave strip 122 during the fifth step or the sixth step. It is preferable not to do so.
- FIG. 24 a method for efficiently manufacturing the fiber-arranged flat plate 120 ′ with fiber bonded shown in FIG. 24, that is, an efficient method for performing the second step in the second embodiment is shown in FIG.
- the winding machine 170 has a fiber winding drum 171, which rotates in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 29B about the shaft 17a, and the fiber winding drum 171, By continuously supplying the fibers 140 from the bobbins 172, the fiber winding drum 171 winds the fibers 140.
- the winding machine 170 has a moving unit 173 that moves along a moving shaft 173a provided in parallel with the shaft 171a of the fiber winding drum 171.
- a first rotating guide 174 and a fiber guide nozzle 175 are fixed to the moving unit 173.
- reference numeral 176 denotes a second rotation guide
- reference numeral 177 denotes a third rotation guide.
- reference numeral 1 78 denotes a dancer rotation guide, which moves in the vertical direction in the figure. By doing so, a constant tension equal to or lower than the yield load is applied to the fiber 140 so that the supplied fiber 140 is not loosened.
- the supply of the bobbin 172 force and the fiber 140 is braked so that the position of the dancer rotation guide 178 is kept constant.
- the position of the dancer rotation guide 1778 in the vertical direction is constantly fed back to a not-shown braking mechanism (brake) provided on the bobbin 172, and when the dancer rotation guide 1778 rises, the brake is weakened. If the dancer rotation guide 1 7 8 descends, increase the brake.
- the tension may be kept constant by using a tension detector that emits an electric signal corresponding to the tension acting on the supplied fiber 140.
- one end of the fiber 140 cut to a predetermined length 140 a into the concave strip 121 of the fiber arrangement flat plate 120
- the concave strips 121 of the flat plate for fiber array 120 and the material of the fiber 140 are used.
- the flat plate for fiber arrangement 120 is placed on the side where the concave stripes 121 are not formed so that the concave stripes 121 are orthogonal to the shafts 17 1 a of the fiber winding drums 17 1.
- the fiber winding drum 17 1 rotates the moving unit 17 3 every time the fiber winding drum 17 1 rotates once.
- Fig. 29A the direction of the arrow in the arrow A
- it is moved by the distance between the concave streaks 1 2 1, and the fiber guide nozzle 1 75 fixed to the moving unit 1 73 is also moved in synchronization To do.
- the fiber strip flat plate 120 attached to the fiber winding drum 17 1 from the plurality of groove strips 121 of the fiber array flat plate 120, sequentially from the sidemost concave strip 121, Fibers can be arranged one by one in all the concave stripes 1 2 1. Then, after arranging the fibers in all the concave stripes 121, the arranged fibers 140 are cut out outside the fiber arrangement flat plate 120 to obtain the fiber-joined fiber arrangement flat plate 120. 'Can be removed from the fiber winding drum 17 1 to obtain.
- a high-viscosity adhesive having a relatively slow curing speed can be used as the curable adhesive previously applied to the concave strips 121.
- the adhesive may be cured after the fiber-bonded fiber array flat plate 120 'is removed from the fiber winding drum 171.
- an ultraviolet curable adhesive may be used as the curable adhesive.
- the adhesive is cured by irradiating ultraviolet rays. 1. Remove the 20 'from the fiber take-up drum 17 1.
- a method of applying the adhesive having the stiffening property to the concave stripes 121 of the fiber arrangement flat plate 120 in advance a method of manually applying the adhesive to the concave stripes 121 may be used.
- a roll coater and a dispenser were installed on the winder 170 and fixed to the bobbin 17 2 force, the fiber 140 supplied, or the fiber winding drum 17 1 The adhesive may be automatically applied to the concave stripes 121 of the fiber arrangement flat plate 120.
- the winding machine 170 of this example moves the moving unit 17 3 in order to sequentially arrange the fibers 140 with respect to the plurality of concave streaks 12 1.
- the fiber guide nozzle 1 7 5 fixed to 7 3 moves constantly along the axis 1 7 1 a of the fiber take-up drum 1 7 1, but the fiber guide nozzle 1 7 5
- a configuration in which the fiber take-up drum 171 moves constantly along the axis 171a may be used.
- a fiber fixing step of fixing the fibers 140 arranged three-dimensionally in the fiber arraying step in that state is performed.
- the fiber fixing step will be described by exemplifying a method of filling a curable resin between the three-dimensionally arranged fibers 140 and curing the resin.
- the potting block 190 is arranged so as to surround the portion passed between the two sets of laminates 180a and 180b in which 20 are stacked in five layers.
- the potting block 190 is formed by combining four plate-like block pieces 190a, 190b, 190c, and 190d as shown in Fig. 31. It is a state.
- the four block pieces 1 90 a, 190 b, 190 c, and 190 d in this example are made of metal such as aluminum, and when the four pieces are combined into a cylindrical shape, the inner wall surface and And the surface where the block pieces contact each other has been subjected to mold release treatment.
- the method of the release treatment is to stick a sheet-like material 191 made of Teflon (registered trademark), polyethylene, polypropylene or the like having high non-adhesive properties to each surface, On each surface to form a resin film.
- the release treatment When the release treatment is performed in this manner, a curable resin liquid is later poured into the potting block 190, and after being cured, the potting block 190 and the resin that has been hardened are easily separated. can do. Further, instead of performing the release treatment on the block pieces 190a, 190b, 190c, and 190d made of metal as described above, the potting block itself may be formed of a resin having high non-adhesiveness.
- a semi-conical notch 192 is formed on one surface of the inner wall surface of the cylindrical potting block 190 so as to increase its diameter toward one end. It is used as a filling port for pouring and filling into the potting block.
- a fastener for fixing the potting block 190 in order to make the state of the potting block 190 easier to understand, a fastener for fixing the potting block 190,
- 30 fibers pass through the hollow portion of the potting block indicated by reference numeral 193 in the middle and left and right directions.
- the potting block 190 composed of the four block pieces 1 90 a, 190 b, 190 c, 190 d is surrounded by the 30 fibers 140 as shown in FIG. 30, and
- the filling port is formed in the potting block 1 90
- the other end is fixed with a fastener 194 such as a screw or the like such that one end of the side having no fiber is in close contact with the laminate 180a of the fiber arrangement flat plate 120.
- peeling and elasticity are provided to prevent the curable resin liquid to be filled later from leaking from the contact portion between the pottin dove mouth 190 and the laminate 180a.
- a sealing member 195 made of silicone rubber or the like is interposed.
- the potting book 190 is placed on the 30 fibers 140, so that one end (opening end) of the side on which the filling port is formed faces upward.
- the fiber arrangement jig 110 and the tension applying device 160 are set upright.
- the pouring port of the cup 196 into which the curable resin liquid has been charged is aligned with the filling port formed of the semi-conical notch 192 formed in the potting block 190, and the potting block 190 is formed.
- the curable resin liquid is poured into the hollow portion 193 of the potting block 190 so as to follow the inner wall surface of the potting block. Thereafter, the resin is left at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time to cure the poured curable resin liquid.
- a method as shown in FIG. 33 may be used.
- a resin injection port for injecting a resin liquid is formed on a side wall near one end of the potting block 190 that is closed by being in close contact with the laminate 180a.
- a tube 198 is prepared, one end of the tube 198 is inserted into the resin inlet, and a funnel 199 is connected to the other end of the tube 198.
- the curable resin liquid is poured into the funnel 199 to fill the potting block 190 with the curable resin liquid from below to above.
- the curable resin liquid When the curable resin liquid is filled as described above, it is preferable that the curable resin liquid is previously stirred under vacuum and defoamed. By defoaming in this manner, there is no void inside the cured resin, and the resin is sufficiently spread between the fibers 140. More preferably, the curable resin liquid is sufficiently defoamed as described above, and the above-described resin filling operation is preferably performed under reduced pressure.
- the potting block 190 After the curable resin liquid filled in the potting block 190 has hardened, the potting block 190 is turned into four block pieces 190a, 190b, 190c, and 19Od. Decompose. And 30 fibers 140 and the curable resin that fixes them By separating the fiber array body 150 comprising the fibers 151 from the tension applying device 160 and the flat plate 120 for each fiber array, and cutting the fibers 140 as appropriate, as shown in FIG. The fiber array 150 can be obtained in such a state, or in a state as shown in FIGS. 34 and 35.
- the curable resin liquid is a low-viscosity liquid at room temperature
- the potting book 190 can be filled into the hollow part 193 and cured at room temperature.
- the flakes can be easily thinned to a certain thickness with a blade or the like after hardening, and that they have appropriate hardness and elasticity so that the obtained flakes do not chip or break.
- a curable resin include a two-component reactive curable resin such as a urethane resin.
- the fiber arrangement step of three-dimensionally arranging the plurality of fibers 140 and the fiber fixing step of fixing the three-dimensionally arranged fibers 140 have been described above.
- synthetic fibers including synthetic fibers, semi-synthetic fibers, regenerated fibers, chemical fibers such as inorganic fibers, and natural fibers.
- Typical examples of synthetic fibers include various polyamide-based fibers such as nylon 6, nylon 66, and aromatic polyamide; various polyester-based fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polylactic acid, and polydalicholate; Various fibers of acrylic such as trill; various fibers of polyolefin such as polyethylene and polypropylene; various fibers of polyvinyl alcohol; various fibers of polyvinyl chloride-based polyvinyl chloride; fibers of polyvinyl chloride-based polyvinyl chloride; Various fibers; phenolic fibers; fluorinated fibers composed of polyvinylidene fluoride and polytetrafluoroethylene; polyalkyleneparaoxybenzoate fibers; and (meth) acrylic resins such as polymethylmetharylate. Fiber used: Polycarbonate Such fibers with the resin.
- semi-synthetic fibers include various cellulose-based fibers made from diacetate, triacetate, chitin, chitosan, and the like; and various protein-based fibers called promix.
- Typical examples of regenerated fibers include viscose method, copper-ammonia method, and organic Various types of regenerated cellulose fibers (rayon, cuvula, polynosic, etc.) obtained by the solvent method are exemplified.
- Typical examples of the inorganic fiber include glass fiber and carbon fiber.
- Natural fibers include vegetable fibers such as cotton, flax, ramie, jute, animal fibers such as wool and silk, and mineral fibers such as asbestos.
- these fibers 140 can be used as appropriate.However, in the fiber arranging step, tension is applied to the fibers 140 as described above.
- Polycarbonate-based fibers, polyester-based fibers, nylon-based fibers, aromatic polyamide fibers, and the like having high elastic modulus and high yield strength are preferably used.
- fibers other than natural fibers can be obtained by known spinning techniques such as melt spinning, wet spinning, and dry spinning, or a combination of these techniques. Can be used.
- these fibers 140 may be untreated fibers as they are, but if necessary, fibers having a reactive functional group introduced may be used, or plasma treatment, 7-wire, electron beam, etc. Or the like that has been subjected to radiation treatment.
- the form of these fibers 140 is not particularly limited, and may be a monofilament or a multifilament. Further, a spun yarn obtained by spinning a single fiber may be used. Further, hollow fibers, fibers having a porous structure, or the like may be used. The hollow fiber can be manufactured by a known method using a special nozzle or the like.
- the outer diameter of the fiber 140 is not particularly limited, and a fiber having a desired outer diameter can be used.
- 83 dtex / 36 filament or 82 (1 16 x 45 filament) can be used as it is.
- the fiber array 150 When producing a ray, use monofilaments having an outer diameter of 1 5 0 as the fiber 1 4 0, if it was arranged in the arrangement pitch of 2 0 0 mu m, which can sequence into a 1 cm 2 square
- the number of fibers 140 is 240. Therefore, by immobilizing one kind of bio-related substance on one fiber, it is possible to immobilize 2400 kinds of bio-related substances per 1 cm 2 .
- porous fibers having a diameter of about 200 ⁇ m, hollow fibers, or monofilaments of porous hollow fibers are arranged at an arrangement pitch of about 300 ⁇ m, about 100 fibers per cm 2
- a fiber array 150 in which fibers are arranged can be obtained, and by immobilizing one type of bio-related substance on one fiber, 100 types of bio-related substances per cm 2 can be obtained. Can be immobilized.
- the fiber arranging step and the fiber fixing step when a fiber to which a bio-related substance is fixed in advance is used as the fiber 140 to be three-dimensionally arranged and fixed, as shown in FIG. 16 obtained.
- the fiber 140 with the biomaterial immobilized on it is curable. It is possible to obtain a flaky biomaterial-immobilized microarray 200 in which the cross section of the fiber 140 is fixed on both sides and exposed on both sides.
- the direction of the slice may be any direction as long as it intersects with the longitudinal direction of the fiber 140, but is preferably perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fiber 140.
- the specimen is supplied to the obtained microarray 20 immobilized with the biological substance and subjected to hybridization to obtain the fiber.
- the specific nucleic acid sequence present in the sample can be detected using the nucleic acid immobilized on the probe as a probe.
- a bio-related substance can be fixed in the gap between the single fibers.
- a bio-related substance can be fixed in a hollow portion or a void in the fiber 140.
- the fibers 140 to be three-dimensionally arranged and fixed are those to which a biological substance is not fixed, for example, FIG.
- a fiber array 150 is obtained in a state shown in FIG. 35, that is, in a state where at least one of the fibers 140 extends from the cured resin 1501, and then the fiber array 150 is obtained. After immobilizing the bio-related substance on each fiber 140 of No. 0, the fiber array 150 is sliced in a direction crossing the fiber 140 to be sliced.
- a method for immobilizing a bio-related substance on each fiber 140 of the fiber array 150 of FIG. 34 in which the fibers 140 on which the bio-related substance is not immobilized is, for example, as shown in FIG.
- the method shown in FIG. This method is an effective method when a porous fiber, a hollow fiber, or a porous hollow fiber is used as the fiber 140, which is capable of sucking a liquid from the other end of the fiber by depressurizing one end of the fiber.
- containers 197 of the same number as the number of fibers 140 that is, 30 containers 197 in this example are prepared, and a liquid containing a biological substance is placed in each container 197. Then, one end of the fiber 140 extending from the curable resin 1501 in the fiber array 150 is immersed in a container 197 in which a liquid is charged one by one. Then, by sucking the liquid from the other end of the fiber 140, the liquid containing the bio-related substance is sucked up in the hollow portion or the porous portion of each fiber 140, and the bio-related material is contained in each fiber 140. Substances can be introduced. The kind of the bio-related substance introduced into each fiber 140 may be different for all 30 fibers 140. It is also acceptable to group multiple fibers and introduce the same type of bio-related substance into the group.
- Bio-related substances introduced into the fiber 140 in this manner include nucleic acids such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ⁇ ribonucleic acid (RNA), peptide nucleic acid (PNA), and oxypeptide nucleic acid (OPNA). Alternatively, proteins, polysaccharides and the like can be mentioned.
- the bio-related substance may be a commercially available substance or a substance obtained from living cells.
- DNA can be extracted by the method of Blin et al. (Blin et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 3: 2303 (1976)), etc.
- RNA extraction is performed by the method of Favaloro et al. , Methods Enzymol. 65: 718 (1980)).
- a linear or circular plasmid DNA or chromosomal DNA a DNA fragment obtained by digesting or chemically digesting them with a restriction enzyme, a DNA synthesized by an enzyme or the like in a test tube, or a chemical Synthesized DNA or the like can also be used.
- bio-related substances may be used as they are, or may be used in the form of a derivative obtained by chemically modifying a bio-related substance or in a modified form if necessary.
- a nucleic acid is used as a biological substance, amination, biotinylation, digoxigenation, etc. are known as chemical modifications of the nucleic acid (see urrent Protocolsln Molecular Biology, Ed .; Frederick M. Ausubel et al. (1990), De-isotope experiment protocol (1) DIG hybridization (Shujunsha)), and these modification methods can be adopted.
- the fiber 140 As a method for immobilizing the bio-related substance after introducing the bio-related substance into the fiber 140, there are various chemical or physical interactions between the fiber 140 and the bio-related substance, that is, the fiber 140 is available.
- the chemical or physical interaction between the functional group and the constituents of the bio-related substance can be used.
- a liquid containing a biological substance is contained in the hollow portion or the porous portion of the fiber 140 constituting the fiber array 150 by the above-described method or the like. After suction and introduction, these fibers 140 are utilized by utilizing the interaction between the functional groups present in the hollow portion or the inner wall surface of the porous portion of the fibers 140 and the components constituting the biomaterial. Can be immobilized with a biological substance.
- the nucleic acid and the fiber 140 are allowed to act and then immobilized by baking or ultraviolet irradiation.
- a cross-linking agent such as dartalaldehyde or 1-ethyl-3- (3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC) is used.
- EDC 1-ethyl-3- (3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide
- the immobilized bio-related substances may be denatured by, for example, heat treatment, alkali treatment, or surfactant treatment, or bio-related substances obtained from bio-materials such as cells and microbial cells.
- any treatment may be performed to remove unnecessary cell components and the like. Note that these processes may be performed separately, or may be performed simultaneously. Good. Alternatively, these treatments may be performed on a sample containing a biological substance, and then immobilized on fiber 140.
- a plurality of concave streaks 1 2 1 in which fibers 140 are arranged one by one are used as a fiber arranging jig 110.
- a plurality of fiber arrangement flat plates 120 formed on one surface substantially parallel to each other; and a positioning member 130 for arranging the fiber arrangement flat plates 120 at predetermined positions.
- this positioning member 130 at least two of the fiber arrangement flat plates 120 are formed such that the concave stripes 121 formed on each fiber arrangement flat plate 120 are aligned with each other.
- the fibers are arranged at intervals.
- the division of the fiber arrangement step can be performed, and from that point of view, the productivity of the fiber arrangement body 150 is improved.
- a solution A having the following composition was prepared.
- PMMA monoatarylate (molecular weight 6000)
- a solution B having the following composition was prepared.
- Nylon hollow fiber (Outer diameter 0.28mm, Diameter (hollow part diameter) 0.2 ram, Nye opening 6 and melt-spun products) were cut into 700 mm, and 900 nylon hollow fibers were prepared. Formic acid was sucked from one end into the hollow part of these hollow fibers and held for one minute. Next, a large amount of room-temperature water was introduced into the hollow portion to sufficiently wash it, and then dried to perform pretreatment of the hollow fiber made by Nymouth.
- the probe A and the probe B of the oligonucleotide having an amino group synthesized in Reference Example 1 were immobilized on the inner wall of the hollow fiber made of NIPPON which had been subjected to this pretreatment. Specifically, a solution obtained by adding probe A to a potassium phosphate buffer solution was introduced from one end of 450 hollow fibers, and one end of another 450 hollow fibers was introduced. After introducing a solution obtained by adding probe B to a potassium phosphate buffer solution, the mixture was kept at 20 ° C overnight.
- nylon hollow fiber was washed with a potassium phosphate solution buffer and a salt solution of potassium salt solution, and each of the 450 living organisms in which probe A and probe B were fixed to the inner wall surface of the hollow fiber was used.
- a hollow fiber made of nylon immobilized with a related substance was obtained.
- the fiber arranging step was performed, and 900 hollow fibers made of Nymouth immobilized bio-related substances were collected in 30 rows X 3 They were arranged in 0 rows.
- the fiber arrangement flat plate 120 of the fiber arrangement jig 110 SUS 3 having a width of 3 O mm, a length (in the direction of the concave stripe) of 10 mm, and a thickness of 0.42 mm is used. 30 30 flat strips with a width of 0.3 mm and a depth of 0.3 mm are formed in parallel at a pitch of 0.42 mm on a flat panel made of panel steel. 60) of which 4 mm diameter positioning through-holes 122 were formed were used.
- positioning members 130 for positioning the fiber arrangement flat plate 120 at a predetermined position a base plate 133 made of a rectangular flat plate, a set of two columns 1 3 2 force 2 sets The erect one was used. The spacing between the columns of one set and the other set is 150 mm.
- the spacer 13 1 is 15 mm thick and has no concave streaks, it is the same size as the fiber array flat plate 120, and the positioning through hole is similarly formed.
- the formed flat plate was prepared.
- each fiber array flat plate 120 includes a nylon hollow fiber having the probe A fixed to the inner wall and a nylon hollow fiber having the probe B fixed to the inner wall. Were alternately arranged in parallel. In addition, a temporary fixing step using a 1 kg weight member 134 was performed for each stage.
- tension is applied to each fiber using the tension applying device 160 shown in FIG. 21 so that a tension of 15 N is applied to each nylon hollow fiber.
- all fibers were aligned without slack.
- the weight member 1334 on the fixing jig 1663 side and the fiber arrangement flat plate 120 thereunder are removed and removed.
- An adhesive was applied between the fibers and the concave strips 121 on which the fibers were arranged, and a fiber joining step of joining each fiber to the concave strips 121 was performed.
- the adhesive used was a water-soluble vinyl acetate adhesive (“Quick Dry” for bond woodworking: Konishi Co., Ltd.). This was used with a squeegee with a urethane blade. It was rubbed sufficiently between 1 2 1 and the hollow fiber. After rubbing in this way, the fiber arranging flat plate 120 and the weight member 134 were placed again, and the work of pressing the fiber with a load of about 200 N for several seconds was performed.
- a concave stripe is formed instead of the fiber arrangement flat plate.
- the spacers 131 which were not used, were laminated and used as a holding plate. That is, the spacer 1331 stacked on the uppermost stage was fixed to the base 133 of the positioning member 130 with screws.
- the curable resin liquid was filled in the hollow portion 193 of the potting book 190.
- a potting block 190 two aluminum plates (a) with a thickness of 1.1 mm, a width of 50 mm, and a length of 10 O mm, and a thickness of 19.5 ⁇ 1111, An aluminum block (b) having a width of 14.8 mm and a length of 10 O mm was used. And a 0.13 mm thick, 5 Omm wide Teflon® adhesive The potting block 190 was released using a tape (Nitoflon adhesive tape: manufactured by Nitto Denko Corporation).
- the Teflon (registered trademark) adhesive tape was attached to one side of the two aluminum plates (a) (a surface with a width of 5 OmmX and a length of 10 Omm) and three surfaces of the two aluminum blocks (b) (a 19.5 mmX It was affixed to three sides (excluding one of the 100 mm long sides).
- One of the aluminum plates ( a ) has a filling port made up of a semi-conical notch 192 at one end of one side, and Teflon (registered trademark) adhesive tape is attached to this side. I wore it.
- a two-component polyurethane resin which has been defoamed by stirring and mixing under vacuum (hardening agent: Nipporan 4276, main component: Colony 4403 containing 2 parts by mass of carbon black, mixing ratio: curing 38 parts by weight of a curing agent, 62 parts by weight of a curing agent, manufactured by Nippon Polyurethane Industry Co., Ltd.) from the cup 196 to the hollow part 193 of the potting block 190 as shown in Fig. 32, along the inner wall surface of the potting block 190. And filled.
- hardening agent Nipporan 4276, main component: Colony 4403 containing 2 parts by mass of carbon black, mixing ratio: curing 38 parts by weight of a curing agent, 62 parts by weight of a curing agent, manufactured by Nippon Polyurethane Industry Co., Ltd.
- the potting block 190 is disassembled into four pieces, polyurethane resin is filled between the nylon hollow fibers, and the cross-sectional dimension is 2 OmmX 2 Omm.
- this fiber array was sliced to a thickness of 0.5 mm, and sliced.
- One sheet of biologically-related substance-fixed microarray was obtained.
- a fiber arranging step was performed, and 900 hollow polycarbonate fibers to which no bio-related substance was fixed were collected in 30 rows X They were arranged in 30 rows.
- the same jigs as those used in Example 1 were used as the fiber arrangement jig 110, and 30 of the fiber arrangement jigs 1 2 Then, 30 fibers were bonded to each other to prepare 30 fiber-bonded fiber array flat plates 120.
- a winding machine 170 of FIGS. 29A and 29B was used for the production of 30 fiber-bonded fiber array flat plates 120. That is, a water-soluble butyl acetate adhesive (“Quick drying” for bond woodworking: manufactured by Konishi Co., Ltd.) was applied to each concave strip 121 of the fiber array flat plate 120, as shown in FIG.
- the adhesive that protruded from the concave stripes 121 due to the insertion of the polycarbonate hollow fiber was thoroughly rubbed into the concave stripes 121 with a squeegee with a urethane blade, and the excess adhesive was securely removed.
- the hollow fiber made of polycarbonate is cut in parallel with the shaft 17 1 a of the fiber winding drum 17 1 at a position 30 cm away from the fiber array flat plate 120 cm, and the fiber array with the fiber bonded is cut.
- the flat plate 120 was removed from the fiber winding drum 17 1.
- the obtained fiber-bonded fiber array flat plate 120 ′ is provided with positioning through-holes formed in the fiber-bonded fiber array flat plate 120 ′ so that the polycarbonate hollow fibers are not entangled with each other. And stored in a suspended state.
- one end of 30 polycarbonate fibers of the fiber-attached fiber array flat plate 120 was immersed in a cylindrical container containing the solution A prepared in Reference Example 2.
- the other end is arranged in parallel with the adhesive side of a 20 mm wide, 50 mm long, lmm thick silicone tape with adhesive, and then into a cylindrical shape with fibers in the longitudinal direction. It was wound up and cut in a direction substantially perpendicular to the fiber at the center in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder, exposing the end faces of the 30 hollow fibers. Then, this end face was pressed into one end of a polycarbonate pipe having an inner diameter smaller than its diameter. Then, the other end of the pipe was connected to a vacuum pump via a trap, so that the solution A was suctioned under reduced pressure into the hollow fiber made of polycarbonate.
- one end of the polycarbonate hollow fiber was taken out of the container containing the solution A, and the vacuum pump was operated as it was. By sucking air into the hollow fiber in this way, the solvent on the inner wall of the polycarbonate hollow fiber was evaporated, and PMMA monoacrylate was introduced into the inner wall of the hollow fiber.
- the fibers are bonded with 30 fiber-bonded fiber array flat plates 1 20, which are obtained by bonding 30 hollow fibers with PMMA mono-attalate introduced to the inner wall to the concave strips 121.
- the fiber arranging process was performed according to the second embodiment by using the 30 fiber arranging flat plates 120 that were not formed and the same positioning member 130 that was used in Example 1, and the fiber arranging process was performed according to the second embodiment. 0 fibers were arranged in 30 rows ⁇ 30 rows.
- the weight member 1334 on the fixing jig 1663 side and the fiber arrangement flat plate 120 thereunder are removed once and the space is removed.
- the same adhesive as that used in Example 1 is applied between the fiber and the concave stripes 121 on which the fibers are arranged, and a fiber joining step of joining each fiber to the concave stripes 121 is performed.
- the fiber arrangement flat plate 120 and the weight member 134 were placed again, and the work of crimping with a load of 200 N for several seconds was performed.
- the hollow resin 193 of the potting block 190 was filled with a hardening resin liquid.
- Example 1 the same potting book 190 as that used in Example 1 was used, and the same Teflon (registered trademark) adhesive tape as in Example 1 was attached.
- a single aluminum plate (a) having a circular resin injection port with a diameter of 9.8 mm was used instead of the filling port.
- the resin inlet is formed at the center in the width direction of the aluminum plate (a) and at a position 12 mm from one short side.
- the Teflon (registered trademark) adhesive tape was cut out along the shape of the resin injection port so that the Teflon (registered trademark) adhesive tape did not block the resin injection port. Then, these four pieces were combined in the same manner as in Example 1, and as shown in FIG.
- Probe A or probe B synthesized in Reference Example 1 was added to solution B prepared in Reference Example 3, and probe A or probe B aqueous solution containing either Probe A or Probe B at a concentration of 0.5 nmol / L A probe B aqueous solution was prepared.
- one end of the polycarbonate hollow fiber in a portion of the obtained fiber array not fixed with the resin was all bound, the bound portion was tied with a rubber band, and the tip side was cut slightly from the tied portion. This cut end was filled with the same urethane resin liquid used to fix the fibers together, up to a depth of about 13 in the container.
- a cylindrical container with an inner diameter of 15 mm and a height of 3 O mm Then, the urethane resin was cured and the hollow fiber made of polycarbonate was sealed.
- the other end of the hollow fiber made of polycarbonate is separated every other stage, and two bundles of 15 stages X 30 stages are made in all stages. Each was inserted into a container containing a probe A aqueous solution and a probe B aqueous solution.
- the fiber array was sliced to a thickness of 0.5 mm and sliced to obtain 140 microarrays on which biomaterials were immobilized.
- fibers can be arranged accurately and at high density in a very short time. Also, according to the present invention, it is also possible to prevent a mistake in the arrangement of the fibers, as compared with the conventional method of arranging the fibers by inserting the fibers into the holes of the jig.
- a fiber array of fibers to which a bio-related substance is immobilized is efficiently produced, sliced in a direction intersecting with the fibers, and sliced to obtain a specific substance in a specimen. It is possible to easily mass-produce a bio-related substance-immobilized microarray capable of detecting the type and amount of the bio-related substance.
- fibers can be efficiently three-dimensionally arranged with high density, high precision, and fibers in which the three-dimensionally arranged fibers are fixed with resin or the like.
- the array can be mass-produced industrially.
- the fiber arrangement jig of the present invention when used, it is not necessary to insert fibers one by one into a hole formed in the jig and penetrate the jig as in the related art. Further, since there is no need to guide the fiber to be inserted into the hole with tweezers or the like, there is no problem such that the fiber of the already inserted adjacent hole hinders the fiber insertion work by tweezers or the like. Further, according to the present invention, since the fibers are arranged not in the holes but in concave grooves, the fibers can be easily arranged even if the outer diameter of the fibers is small and the rigidity is low, and the height of the fibers can be increased. Densification becomes possible.
- the fiber arrangement jig of the present invention when used, the division of labor in the fiber arrangement step becomes possible, and from that point of view, the production of 1 "fiber array is improved.
- the fiber array jig of the present invention is used to produce a fiber array of fibers on which bio-related substances such as nucleic acids, proteins, and polysaccharides are immobilized, and this is sliced in a direction crossing the fibers.
- bio-related substances such as nucleic acids, proteins, and polysaccharides are immobilized
- Sequence number 1 Synthetic DNA Sequence number 2: Synthetic DNA
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