Loop-mediated isothermal amplification devices and systems for detecting genetic material

A device configured to conduct loop-mediated isothermal amplification, the device comprising:

• an enclosure having outer walls configured to define an internal space, the enclosure configured to isolate the internal space from light outside the enclosure;
• a tray assembly situated within the internal space, the tray assembly configured to support a reaction vessel configured for holding a sample for amplification, wherein the tray assembly includes a center plate interposed between a plurality of mica plates and wherein the plurality of mica plates have brass connector lip for a slide-on power connector and wherein the center plate is a copper plate;
• a plurality of light emitters situated inside the enclosure, the plurality of light emitters configured to illuminate the reaction vessel for exciting a fluorescence of the sample in the reaction vessel;
• an imaging device situated in the internal space and configured to obtain an image of the sample for determining a quantity of the fluorescence in the sample;
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• a controller communicatively coupled to the tray assembly, the plurality of light emitters, and the imaging device, the controller configured to regulate a temperature of the tray assembly and instruct the imaging device to obtain the image for determining the quantity of the fluorescence in the sample.