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Microfluidic polymerase chain reaction

Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 243901 (2008); doi:10.1063/1.3046789

Published 16 December 2008

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George Maltezos,1 Alvaro Gomez,2 Jiang Zhong,3 Frank A. Gomez,2 and Axel Scherer1
1Department of Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MS 200-36 Pasadena, California 91125, USA
2Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, California 90032-8202, USA
3Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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. ©2008 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 4 July 2008; accepted 12 November 2008; published 16 December 2008
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KEYWORDS and PACS

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PACS
  • 87.80.Ek
    Mechanical and micromechanical techniques (biophysical research methods)
  • 07.20.Dt
    Thermometers
  • 87.14.gk
    DNA
  • YEAR: 2008

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