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Microfluidic system for amplifying and detecting polynucleotides in parallel

  • US 20080182301A1
  • Filed: 11/14/2007
  • Published: 07/31/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a receiving bay configured to receive a microfluidic cartridge;

    at least one heat source thermally coupled to the cartridge and configured to carry out PCR on a microdroplet of polynucleotide-containing sample, in the cartridge;

    a detector configured to detect presence of one or more polynucleotides in the sample; and

    a processor coupled to the detector and the heat source, configured to control heating of one or more regions of the microfluidic cartridge.

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