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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Zhimin Ding, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Fang Wu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
LI Liu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
ANITOA SYSTEMS, LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/34 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01); B01L 7/52 (2013.01); B01L 2200/028 (2013.01); B01L 2200/147 (2013.01); B01L 2200/148 (2013.01); B01L 2200/16 (2013.01); B01L 2300/043 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0654 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1822 (2013.01); B01L 2300/1827 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein is a chip-based apparatus for amplifying nucleic acids, a cartridge housing the apparatus, and methods of using the apparatus for amplification of nucleic acids. More specifically, this invention provides integrated semiconductor chip, manufactured with standard semiconductor manufacturing process, with on-chip circuitry to perform thermal management and optical sensing necessary for amplification of nucleic acids. The apparatus and methods embodied in this invention makes it possible to build a disease diagnosis and prognosis tool that is easy to use, portable and disposable.