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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1999
Filed:
May. 19, 1998
Jerome Conia, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Claude Larry Keenan, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Cell Robotics, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for activating a thermo-enzyme reaction, such as a polymerase chain reaction or other temperature-sensitive transformation of biological systems are provided. Electromagnetic energy is applied to a target to produce a rapid elevation in the temperature of at least a portion of the target. The electromagnetic energy can be laser energy provided via a laser beam supplied from one or more laser sources. The laser beam can have a wavelength in the infrared range from 750 nm to mm. The source of electromagnetic energy can be used in association with a microscope and/or objective lens to irradiate microscopic targets.