EP1861512A4 - Thermal reaction device and method for using the same - Google Patents

Thermal reaction device and method for using the same

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EP1861512A4
EP1861512A4 EP06739049A EP06739049A EP1861512A4 EP 1861512 A4 EP1861512 A4 EP 1861512A4 EP 06739049 A EP06739049 A EP 06739049A EP 06739049 A EP06739049 A EP 06739049A EP 1861512 A4 EP1861512 A4 EP 1861512A4
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reaction device
thermal reaction
thermal
reaction
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1861512A1 (en
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Marc A Unger
Lincoln Mcbride
Geoffrey Facer
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Standard Biotools Corp
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Fluidigm Corp
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Priority claimed from US11/084,357 external-priority patent/US7604965B2/en
Application filed by Fluidigm Corp filed Critical Fluidigm Corp
Priority to EP20120160084 priority Critical patent/EP2518161A1/en
Priority to EP10197437A priority patent/EP2371453A1/en
Publication of EP1861512A1 publication Critical patent/EP1861512A1/en
Publication of EP1861512A4 publication Critical patent/EP1861512A4/en
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    • C12Q—MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEIC ACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL OR ENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
    • C12Q1/00—Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions
    • C12Q1/68—Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms; Compositions therefor; Processes of preparing such compositions involving nucleic acids
    • C12Q1/6813—Hybridisation assays
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    • C12Q1/6818—Hybridisation assays characterised by the detection means involving interaction of two or more labels, e.g. resonant energy transfer
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    • B01L2300/1805—Conductive heating, heat from thermostatted solids is conducted to receptacles, e.g. heating plates, blocks
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Priority Applications (2)

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EP20120160084 EP2518161A1 (en) 2005-03-18 2006-03-20 Method for detection of mutant alleles
EP10197437A EP2371453A1 (en) 2005-03-18 2006-03-20 Microfluidic device

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US11/084,357 US7604965B2 (en) 2003-04-03 2005-03-18 Thermal reaction device and method for using the same
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