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US 2009/0215162 A1Published application
Nucleic acid amplification device
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsTomoharu Kajiyama, Masataka Shirai, Hideki Kambara
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AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsTomoharu Kajiyama, Masataka Shirai, Hideki Kambara
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This invention provides a nucleic acid amplification device whereby the abundance of a target molecule can be maintained before and after a step of separately amplifying a sample such that highly accurate analysis results that can be applied to gene expression analysis can be obtained. Also, a nucleic acid amplification device having a structure in which a plurality of minute reaction cells each comprising a set of a bead-retaining space capable of retaining a single analysis bead and a reagent reaction space retaining no bead but having a volume that is large enough to cause a reagent reaction therein are positioned so as to form a planar face is provided.
A nucleic acid amplification device in which a plurality of reaction cells each comprising a set of a 1st space capable of retaining a single 1st bead and a 2nd space facing the 1st space are positioned so as to form a planar face, wherein the 1st space and the 2nd space are positioned in a manner such that the 1st bead is not located in a region in which the 1st space and the 2nd space do not overlap each other as viewed from the planar face.
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