Microheater based on magnetic nanoparticle embedded PDMS.
A microheater was established by embedding magnetic nanoparticles into PDMS (MNP-PDMS). MNP-PDMS generated heat under an AC magnetic field and the temperature was controlled by varying the magnetic particle content and the magnetic field intensity. In this study, the MNP-PDMS chip was demonstrated to amplify the target DNA (732 bp) with > 90% efficiency compared to the conventional PCR thermocycler, and exhibited good performance in regards to temperature control. This system holds great promise for reliably controlling the temperature of thermal processes on an integrated microchip platform for biochemical applications.
Kim
Jeong Ah
JA
School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Korea.
Lee
Seung Hwan
SH
Park
Hongsuk
H
Kim
Jong Hyo
JH
Park
Tai Hyun
TH
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006361:Heating / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008904:Miniaturization; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation*
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; C013830:baysilon