Microfluidic polymerase chain reaction

Maltezos, George and Gomez, Alvaro and Zhong, Jiang and Gomez, Frank A. and Scherer, Axel (2008) Microfluidic polymerase chain reaction. Applied Physics Letters, 93 (24). Art. No. 243901. ISSN 0003-6951 http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:MALapl08

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Abstract

We implement microfluidic technology to miniaturize a thermal cycling system for amplifying DNA fragments. By using a microfluidic thermal heat exchanger to cool a Peltier junction, we have demonstrated rapid heating and cooling of small volumes of solution. We use a miniature K-type thermocouple to provide a means for in situ sensing of the temperature inside the microrefrigeration system. By combining the thermocouple, two power supplies controlled by a relay system, and computer automation, we reproduce the function of a commercial polymerase chain reaction thermal cycler and demonstrate amplification of a DNA sample of about 1000 base pairs.

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Additional Information:	© 2008 American Institute of Physics. Received 4 July 2008; accepted 12 November 2008; published 16 December 2008. The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support for this research by grants from the National Science Foundation (Grant Nos. CHE-0515363 and DMR-0351848).
Subject Keywords:	bioMEMS, DNA, heat exchangers, microfluidics, molecular biophysics, thermocouples
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