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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
May. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Victor Joseph, Fremont, CA (US);
Amjad Huda, Fremont, CA (US);
Alnoor Shivji, Fremont, CA (US);
Jie Zhou, Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
Victor Joseph, Fremont, CA (US);
Amjad Huda, Fremont, CA (US);
Alnoor Shivji, Fremont, CA (US);
Jie Zhou, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
WaferGen, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides miniaturized instruments for conducting chemical reactions where control of the reaction temperature is desired or required. Specifically, this invention provides chips and optical systems for performing and monitoring temperature-dependent chemical reactions. The apparatus and methods embodied in the present invention are particularly useful for high-throughput and low-cost amplification of nucleic acids.