19009745. MICROFLUIDIC REACTION CHAMBER FOR AMPLIFICATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS (Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.)
MICROFLUIDIC REACTION CHAMBER FOR AMPLIFICATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS
Organization Name
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Inventor(s)
Si-lam Choy of Corvallis OR US
John Lahmann of Corvallis OR US
MICROFLUIDIC REACTION CHAMBER FOR AMPLIFICATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 19009745 titled 'MICROFLUIDIC REACTION CHAMBER FOR AMPLIFICATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS
Original Abstract Submitted
Examples herein involve amplification and detection of nucleic acids using a microfluidic reaction chamber. An example apparatus includes a reaction-chamber circuit to process a reagent and a biologic sample for amplification of nucleic acids. The apparatus further includes a plurality of capillaries to pass the reagent and the biologic sample through the microfluidic reaction chamber. A valve control system may selectively control each of a plurality of valves to cause the reagent and the biologic sample to selectively move through the microfluidic reaction chamber for the amplification of the nucleic acids according to a particular timing sequence. In various examples, a trapping region disposed in the microfluidic reaction chamber secures the nucleic acids in the microfluidic reaction chamber for amplification using the reaction-chamber circuit.