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Title: Chemical amplification based on fluid partitioning

Patent ·
OSTI ID:908438

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 Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
7,041,481
Application Number:
10/389,130
OSTI ID:
908438
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Development of A Microchamber Array for Picoliter PCR journal March 2001