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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
Volume 733, Issue -, Pages 1-15Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.04.031
Keywords
Polymerase chain reaction; Loop-mediated isothermal amplification; Miniaturized nucleic acid analysis system; Point-of-care; Diagnostics; Microfluidics
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- US Environmental Protection Agency [RD83301001]
- Michigan Economic Development Corporation [06-1-P1-0557]
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Point-of-care (POC) genetic diagnostics critically depends on miniaturization and integration of sample processing, nucleic acid amplification, and detection systems. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays have extensively applied for the diagnosis of genetic markers of disease. Microfluidic chips for microPCR with different materials and designs have been reported. Temperature cycling systems with varying thermal masses and conductivities, thermal cycling times, flow-rates, and cross-sectional areas, have also been developed to reduce the nucleic acid amplification time. Similarly, isothermal amplification techniques (e.g., loop-mediated isothermal amplification or LAMP), which are still are emerging, have a better potential as an alternative to PCR for POC diagnostics. Isothermal amplification techniques have: (i) moderate incubation temperature leading to simplified heating and low power consumption, (ii) yield high amount of amplification products, which can be detected either visually or by simple detectors, (iii) allow direct genetic amplification from bacterial cells due to the superior tolerance to substances that typically inhibit PCR, (iv) have high specificity, and sensitivity, and (v) result in rapid detection often within 10-20 min. The aim of this review is to provide a better understanding of the advantages and limitations of microPCR and microLAMP systems for rapid and POC diagnostics. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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