Electronic systems and component devices for macroscopic and microscopic molecular biological reaction, analyses, and diagnostics
US7300757B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/924
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention pertains to the design, fabrication, and uses of an electronic system which can actively carry out and control multi-step and multiplex reactions in macroscopic or microscopic formats. In particular, these reactions include molecular biological reactions, such as nucleic acid hybridizations, nucleic acid amplification, sample preparation, antibody/antigen reactions, clinical diagnostics, combinatorial chemistry and selection, drug screening, oligonucleotide and nucleic acid synthesis, peptide synthesis, biopolymer synthesis, and catalytic reactions. A key feature of the present invention is the ability to control the localized concentration of two or more reaction-dependant molecules and their reaction environment in order to greatly enhance the rate and specificity of the molecular biological reaction.
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