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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Kenton C. Hasson, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Gregory A. Dale, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Kenton C. Hasson, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Gregory A. Dale, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring the amplification of DNA molecules and the dissociation behavior of the DNA molecules. A method according to one embodiment of the invention may include the steps of: forcing a sample of a solution containing real-time PCR reagents to move though a channel; and while the sample is moving through an analysis region of the channel, performing the steps of: (a) cycling the temperature of the sample until the occurrence of a predetermined event; (b) after performing step (a), causing the sample's temperature to gradually increase from a first temperature to a second temperature; and (c) while the step of gradually increasing the sample's temperature is performed, using an image sensor to monitor emissions from the sample.