Design and analysis of a heat conduction-based continuous flow polymerase chain reaction system

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 171-174

  Li, Shifeng ^a   Chen, Shaochen ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENATURATION; DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEATING; HEATING EQUIPMENT; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

CHAIN REACTION; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; CYCLING TIME; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; DNA DENATURATION; FEM SIMULATIONS; LARGE SPACES; MICROHEATER; SAMPLE VOLUME; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE ZONE; THERMAL CONDUCTION; THREE TEMPERATURE; TIME RATIO; TOTAL LENGTH; UNIFORM HEATING;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 78249267546     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2002-33548     Document Type: Conference Paper

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