We describe here a platform that allows comet assay detection of DNA damage with unprecedented throughput. The device patterns mammalian cells into a microarray and enables parallel processing of 96 samples. The approach facilitates analysis of base level DNA damage, exposure-induced DNA damage and DNA repair kinetics.
Ge, J., Prasongtanakij, S., Wood, D. K., Weingeist, D. M., Fessler, J., Navasummrit, P., Ruchirawat, M., Engelward, B. P. CometChip: A High-throughput 96-Well Platform for Measuring DNA Damage in Microarrayed Human Cells. J. Vis. Exp. (92), e50607, doi:10.3791/50607 (2014).