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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
George Maltezos, Fort Salonga, NY (US);
Matthew Johnston, Woodbridge, CA (US);
David Goodwin, Pasadena, CA (US);
Axel Scherer, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Christopher I. Walker, Pasadena, CA (US);
George Maltezos, Fort Salonga, NY (US);
Matthew Johnston, Woodbridge, CA (US);
David Goodwin, Pasadena, CA (US);
Axel Scherer, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Christopher I. Walker, Pasadena, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention provides a system for performing PCR, and real time PCR in particular, with great speed and specificity. The system employs a heat block containing a liquid composition to rapidly transfer heat to and from reaction vessels. The system makes use of the reflective properties of the liquid metal to reflect signal from the PCR into the vessel and out the top. In this way, the signal can be measured by an optical assembly in real time without removing the vessels from the heat block.