Inventors:
James P. Landers - Charlottesville VA, US
Joan Marie Bienvenue - Fredericksburg VA, US
Lindsay Ann Legendre - Charlottesville VA, US
Christopher J. Easley - Madison TN, US
James M. Karlinsey - Audubon PA, US
International Classification:
C12Q 1/68
C12M 1/34
Abstract:
The present invention provides an integrated microfluidic analysis system. The system contains at least a first (pre-reaction treatment) domain for treating a sample prior to subjecting the sample to a chemical reaction. The following domains are optionally added to the first domain: a second (reaction) domain for reacting the chemical of interest in the sample; and a third (post-reaction separation) domain for separating products and reactants coming out of the reaction domain. The integrated microfluidic analysis system of the present invention is most applicable to PCR analysis.