Parallel DNA amplification by convective polymerase chain reaction with various annealing temperatures on a thermal gradient device

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 387, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 102-112

  Zhang, Chunsun ^a   Xing, Da ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Convective flow; Microfluidic; Parallel amplification; Polymerase chain reaction; Thermal gradient PCR

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAT CONVECTION; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYMERS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; BUOYANCY FORCES; CONVECTIVE FLOW; DNA ANALYSIS; GRADIENT DIRECTION; PARALLEL-DNA; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL ZONES;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL DNA; COPPER; DNA; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DNA DETERMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE AMPLIFICATION; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PROCEDURES; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

DNA, BACTERIAL; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 60849111937     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2009.01.017     Document Type: Article

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