Method and apparatus for melting curve analysis of nucleic acids in microarray format

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9103785
APP PUB NO 20110111968A1
SERIAL NO

13001036

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A method and apparatus for performing melting curve analyses of nucleic acids on a microarray is described. The present method includes varying the temperature of a fluid on a microarray to dissociate and remove target DNA, scanning the mircoarray for fluorescence, collecting the target DNA removed from the microarray, and reusing the collected target DNA and the microarray. The apparatus of the present disclosure includes a microarray stage, a light source and detector, and a temperature controller, wherein the temperature controller is configured to adjust the temperature of a fluid within a sample chamber on the microarray such that the temperature of the fluid is varied during the analysis such that target DNA is dissociated from the microarray, and wherein the light source is directed to the microarray and the resulting fluorescence is perceived by the detector.

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OKURA MICHAEL D2957 KALAKAUA AVENUE APT #315 HONOLULU HI 96815

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Okura, Michael Honolulu, US 3 28
Richardson, Bruce J Los Gatos, US 37 1229

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