title: Demonstration of a plasmonic thermocycler for the amplification of human androgen receptor DNA.
abstract: A plasmonic heating method for the polymerase chain reaction is demonstrated by the amplification of a section of the human androgen receptor gene. The thermocycler has a simple low-cost design, demonstrates excellent temperature stability and represents the first practical demonstration of plasmonic thermocycling.
authors.affiliation: The Photonic Systems Group, McGill University, 3480 University St Room 753, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7. philjrroche@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Philip J R
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Roche
authors.forename: Lenore K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Beitel
authors.forename: Rifat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Rose
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lumbroso
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Najih
authors.forename: Maurice C-K
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thiemann
authors.forename: Venkat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Veerasubramanian
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trifiro
authors.forename: Vamsy P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Chodavarapu
authors.forename: Andrew G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kirk
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011944:Receptors, Androgen / Q000235:genetics*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D011944:Receptors, Androgen; D006046:Gold; D004247:DNA