Method for analyzing nucleic acids by means of a substrate having a microchannel structure containing immobilized nucleic acid probes
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1. A method for analyzing nucleic acids comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a substrate having a microchannel structure which includes at least one microchannel therein;
b) immobilizing a number of different nucleic acid probes within at least a portion of said microchannel structure, at least one said microchannel having a probe-containing portion with a like number of probe sites, wherein each of said different nucleic acid probes is immobilized at a discrete probe site;
c) moving a target nucleic acid sample under the influence of an electrokinetic force into the probe-containing portion of said microchannel;
d) subjecting said target nucleic acid sample in said probe-containing portion of said microchannel to hybridization conditions;
e) labeling with a fluorescent substance one member selected from the group consisting of said target nucleic acid sample and any hybrids formed in step d; and
f) detecting fluorescence emission from said fluorescent substance.
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A method and apparatus for analyzing nucleic acids includes immobilizing nucleic probes at specific sites within a microchannel structure and moving target nucleic acids into proximity to the probes in order to allow hybridization and fluorescence detection of specific target sequences.
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1. A method for analyzing nucleic acids comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a substrate having a microchannel structure which includes at least one microchannel therein;
b) immobilizing a number of different nucleic acid probes within at least a portion of said microchannel structure, at least one said microchannel having a probe-containing portion with a like number of probe sites, wherein each of said different nucleic acid probes is immobilized at a discrete probe site;
c) moving a target nucleic acid sample under the influence of an electrokinetic force into the probe-containing portion of said microchannel;
d) subjecting said target nucleic acid sample in said probe-containing portion of said microchannel to hybridization conditions;
e) labeling with a fluorescent substance one member selected from the group consisting of said target nucleic acid sample and any hybrids formed in step d; and
f) detecting fluorescence emission from said fluorescent substance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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