PCR disc apparatus using micro-needle tunnelling channel and analysis method using the same
AssigneeResearch & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University
InventorJae-Chern Yoo
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a polymerase chain reaction (hereinafter, referred to as ‘PCR’) disc apparatus for performing a PCR on a compact disc and an analysis method using the same, more specifically to a PCR disc apparatus and an analysis method using the same that are capable of allowing micro-needle tunnelling channels and different types of chambers to be integratedly arranged on a compact disc to perform DNA or RNA amplification, so that in a situation such as Coronavirus disease pandemic, a user can perform PCR analysis of non-face-to-face easily even at home to permit a doctor to remotely check PCR analysis results through the Internet network.
Claims16
A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) disc apparatus comprising a PCR disc, the PCR disc apparatus comprising:
- a sample chamber;
- a PCR chamber;
- a connection path connected between the sample chamber and the PCR chamber, the connection path extending in a specific direction and having a portion filled with a thermoplastic resin;
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- a micro-needle outlet extending from the PCR chamber to an outer edge of the PCR disc in the specific direction,
- wherein a micro-needle tunnelling channel is formed by a micro-needle built in the thermoplastic resin disposed on an inlet channel of the PCR chamber in such a way as to pass through the thermoplastic resin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.