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

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1345204
Patent Number(s):
RE46,322
Application Number:
14/701,392
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015 Apr 30
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Anderson, Brian L., Colston, Bill W., and Elkin, Christopher J. Method for chemical amplification based on fluid partitioning in an immiscible liquid. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Anderson, Brian L., Colston, Bill W., & Elkin, Christopher J. Method for chemical amplification based on fluid partitioning in an immiscible liquid. United States.
Anderson, Brian L., Colston, Bill W., and Elkin, Christopher J. Tue . "Method for chemical amplification based on fluid partitioning in an immiscible liquid". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1345204.
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