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Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2011
Applicants:

C. Frederick Battrell, Redmond, WA (US);

Denise Maxine Hoekstra, Monroe, WA (US);

Joan Haab, Seattle, WA (US);

John R. Williford, Sammamish, WA (US);

Inventors:

C. Frederick Battrell, Redmond, WA (US);

Denise Maxine Hoekstra, Monroe, WA (US);

Joan Haab, Seattle, WA (US);

John R. Williford, Sammamish, WA (US);

Assignee:

Micronics, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/96 (2006.01); C12Q 1/70 (2006.01); C12N 9/12 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/96 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01); C12N 9/1252 (2013.01); B01L 3/5027 (2013.01);
Abstract

Formulations for dry storage of PCR reagents are described. These formulations find use in manufacture of self-contained microfluidic card devices for PCR clinical testing in which the reagents are reconstituted at the point of testing. In these cards, TAQ polymerase is stored 'on-board' in vitrified dry form without lyophilization or freezing, and is reconstituted by either the sample or a sample eluate during the assay.


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