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Title: Apparatus for chemical amplification based on fluid partitioning in an immiscible liquid

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1176720

A system for nucleic acid amplification of a sample comprises partitioning the sample into partitioned sections and performing PCR on the partitioned sections of the sample. Another embodiment of the invention provides a system for nucleic acid amplification and detection of a sample comprising partitioning the sample into partitioned sections, performing PCR on the partitioned sections of the sample, and detecting and analyzing the partitioned sections of the sample.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
Patent Number(s):
RE43365
Application Number:
12/891,733
OSTI ID:
1176720
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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