INSTRUMENT FOR MONITORING POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION OF DNA

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APP PUB NO 20160178522A1
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14997883

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An optical instrument monitors PCR replication of DNA in a reaction apparatus having a temperature cycled block with vials of reaction ingredients including dye that fluoresces in presence of double-stranded DNA. A beam splitter passes an excitation beam to the vials to fluoresce the dye. An emission beam from the dye is passed by the beam splitter to a CCD detector from which a processor computes DNA concentration. A reference strip with a plurality of reference emitters emit reference beams of different intensity, from which the processor selects an optimum emitter for compensating for drift. Exposure time is automatically adjusted for keeping within optimum dynamic ranges of the CCD and processor. A module of the beam splitter and associated optical filters is associated with selected dye, and is replaceable for different dyes.

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LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPROATION5823 NEWTON DRIVE CARLSBAD CA 92008

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
ATWOOD, John G West Redding, US 27 1128
CERRONE, Anthony L Concord, US 10 334
GAMBINI, Michael R W. Barnstable, US 21 492
LAKATOS, Edward J Bethel, US 13 352
YOUNG, Eugene F Marietta, US 66 1738

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