Rapid detection of viral RNA by a pocket-size real-time PCR system.
We present an economical, battery-powered real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) system suitable for field and point-of-care applications; it has a built-in thermal management, a fluorescence-based detection system, and a single chip controller with a graphic touch-screen display.
Neuzil
Pavel
P
Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, #04-01, Singapore 138669. pavel@kist-europe.de
Novak
Lukas
L
Pipper
Juergen
J
Lee
Shinhan
S
Ng
Lisa F P
LF
Zhang
Chunyan
C
D003199:Computer Systems; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006361:Heating / Q000295:instrumentation*; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008904:Miniaturization; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000295:instrumentation*
D012367:RNA, Viral