Design and theoretical evaluation of a novel microfluidic device to be used for PCR

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Bu, Minqiang ^a   Melvin, Tracy ^a   Ensell, Graham ^a   Wilkinson, James S ^a   Evans, Alan G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; DNA; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMOANALYSIS;

MICROFLUIDIC CHIPS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS (PCR);

FLUIDIC DEVICES;

EID: 0038441778     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/13/4/321     Document Type: Conference Paper

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