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Method and a device for detecting genes

US8632969B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 2008
Grant dateJan 21, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12Q1/6825
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and a device for detecting nucleic acid are disclosed, wherein impurities in a sample can be easily removed. The method comprises injecting a sample containing an adsorption medium with nucleic adsorbed thereon into a chamber; washing the sample; heating the sample to denature the nucleic acid; cooling down; and detecting nucleic acid by using the biomolecule detection device. The device includes: a source and a drain region; a gate electrode layer; a chamber formed over the semiconductor substrate including the gate electrode layer; and a heating means, wherein a gate adsorption layer to which a nucleic acid is adsorbed is formed on the gate electrode layer. A single-stranded nucleic acid is adsorbed to the gate adsorption layer, and a channel is formed between the source and the drain region. The current in the channel provides a basis to detect a gene.

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