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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2011
W. Henry Benner, Danville, CA (US);
John M. Dzenitis, Danville, CA (US);
William J Benett, Livermore, CA (US);
Brian R. Baker, Livermore, CA (US);
W. Henry Benner, Danville, CA (US);
John M. Dzenitis, Danville, CA (US);
William J Benett, Livermore, CA (US);
Brian R. Baker, Livermore, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
Herein provided are fluidics platform and method for sample preparation and analysis. The fluidics platform is capable of analyzing DNA from blood samples using amplification assays such as polymerase-chain-reaction assays and loop-mediated-isothermal-amplification assays. The fluidics platform can also be used for other types of assays and analyzes. In some embodiments, a sample in a sealed tube can be inserted directly. The following isolation, detection, and analyzes can be performed without a user's intervention. The disclosed platform may also comprises a sample preparation system with a magnetic actuator, a heater, and an air-drying mechanism, and fluid manipulation processes for extraction, washing, elution, assay assembly, assay detection, and cleaning after reactions and between samples.