Fast PCR thermal cycling device

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 476-487

  Grover, Joel ^a   Juncosa, Robert D ^a   Stoffel, Nancy ^b   Boysel, Mark ^b   Brooks, Andrew I ^c   McLoughlin, Michael P ^d   Robbins, David W ^e  

^a Thermal Gradient Inc   (United States)

^b Infotonics Technology Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA testing; Fast amplification; Fast polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DNA; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

FAST AMPLIFICATION; FAST POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR); WATER TESTING;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 44649095668     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2008.918248     Document Type: Article

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