Arrays of biological membranes and methods and use thereof

Abstract From the Canadian patent

The present invention overcomes the problems and disadvantages associated with prior art arrays by providing an array comprising a plurality of biological membrane microspots associated with a surface of a substrate that can be produced, used and stored, not in an aqueous environment but in an , environment exposed to air under ambient or controlled humidities. Preferably the biological membrane microspots comprise a membrane bound protein. Most preferably, the membrane bound protein is a G-protein coupled receptor an ion , channel, a receptor serine/threonine kinase or a receptor tyrosine kinase.