Capacitive denaturation of nucleic acid
US5993611A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q1/68
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to the denaturation of nucleic acids using capacitive charging. In a preferred embodiment, the invention effects such denaturation in the context of a microfluidic device for the analysis, amplification, or other automated manipulation of nucleic acids.
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