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Apparatus for performing magnetic cycle reaction

US5686271A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 9, 1994
Grant dateNov 11, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T436/207497
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides an apparatus for performing a process for amplification of specific nucleic acid sequences based upon the separation of nucleic acid strands by an electromagnetic field. This means of separation allows the use of mesophilic polymerases in the amplification process, thereby increasing the speed and fidelity of the amplification process, as well as the size of target nucleic acid that can be amplified.

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