Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for concentrating and amplifying nucleic acid in single micro chamber
- Patent Title (中): 在单微室中浓缩和扩增核酸的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11620961Application Date: 2007-01-08
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Publication No.: US07807360B2Publication Date: 2010-10-05
- Inventor: Young-rok Kim , Jun-hong Min , In-ho Lee , Young-sun Lee , Chang-eun Yoo , Ki-woong Han
- Applicant: Young-rok Kim , Jun-hong Min , In-ho Lee , Young-sun Lee , Chang-eun Yoo , Ki-woong Han
- Applicant Address: KR
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Priority: KR10-2006-0045812 20060522
- Main IPC: C12Q1/68
- IPC: C12Q1/68

Abstract:
A method of sequentially performing concentration and amplification of nucleic acid in a single micro chamber includes: introducing a nucleic acid-containing sample and a solution including a kosmotropic salt to a micro chamber having a hydrophilic interior surface to concentrate the nucleic acid by binding the nucleic acid on the interior surface of the micro chamber; and performing a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) by adding a PCR mixture to the chamber. Since the nucleic acid is reversibly bound to the interior surface of the micro chamber, PCR yield is higher compared with a surface of aluminum oxide in which irreversible binding occurs. In addition, all processes are sequentially performed in a single micro chamber so that the number of samples, consumables, time, and labor for treatment and analysis can be reduced, detection sensitivity can be improved, and risk of sample cross contamination significantly reduced without sample loss by eliminating transporting of the sample. A complete automated system for concentration and amplification of nucleic acid is thus readily provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070269819A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONCENTRATING AND AMPLIFYING NUCLEIC ACID IN SINGLE MICRO CHAMBER Public/Granted day:2007-11-22
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