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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2011
H. Randall Bell, Arlington, VA (US);
John W Pettit, Derwood, MD (US);
James P Landers, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Joan M Bienvenue, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Daniel J Marchiarullo, North Haledon, NJ (US);
Brian E Root, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Orion N Scott, Charlottesville, VA (US);
H. Randall Bell, Arlington, VA (US);
John W Pettit, Derwood, MD (US);
James P Landers, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Joan M Bienvenue, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Daniel J Marchiarullo, North Haledon, NJ (US);
Brian E Root, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Orion N Scott, Charlottesville, VA (US);
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION, Charlottesville, VA (US);
ZYGEM CORPORATION LTD., Hamilton, NZ;
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provides a DNA analyzer to facilitate an integrated single-chip DNA analysis. The DNA analyzer includes an interface for coupling a microfluidic chip to the DNA analyzer. The microfluidic chip includes a first domain configured for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of DNA fragments, and a second domain fluidically coupled to the first domain to receive the DNA fragments and perform electrophoretic separation of the DNA fragments. The DNA fragments are tagged with fluorescent labels. The DNA analyzer includes a detection module to excite the fluorescent labels to emit fluorescence and detect the emitted fluorescence. The detection module includes a laser source, a set of optical elements, a filter module and a photo-detector.