Microheater: material, design, fabrication, temperature control, and applications—a role in COVID-19

ZE Jeroish, KS Bhuvaneshwari, F Samsuri… - Biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
Heating plays a vital role in science, engineering, mining, and space, where heating can be
achieved via electrical, induction, infrared, or microwave radiation. For fast switching and …

PCR microfluidic devices for DNA amplification

C Zhang, J Xu, W Ma, W Zheng - Biotechnology advances, 2006 - Elsevier
The miniaturization of biological and chemical analytical devices by micro-electro-
mechanical-systems (MEMS) technology has posed a vital influence on such fields as …

All-terrain droplet actuation

M Abdelgawad, SLS Freire, H Yang, AR Wheeler - Lab on a Chip, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Digital microfluidics has become a popular tool for biochemical and biomedical applications.
However, its current format is restricted to actuation of droplets on a single plane. Here, we …

All-plastic, low-power, disposable, continuous-flow PCR chip with integrated microheaters for rapid DNA amplification

D Moschou, N Vourdas, G Kokkoris… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2014 - Elsevier
The design, fabrication and evaluation of a low-cost and low-power, continuous-flow
microfluidic device for DNA amplification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with …

Ultrafast Metaphotonic PCR Chip with Near‐Perfect Absorber

I Kim, H Kim, M Go, S Lee, DD Nguyen… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the gold standard for nucleic acid amplification and
quantification in diverse fields such as life sciences, global health, medicine, agricultural …

Miniaturized nucleic acid amplification systems for rapid and point-of-care diagnostics: a review

F Ahmad, SA Hashsham - Analytica chimica acta, 2012 - Elsevier
Point-of-care (POC) genetic diagnostics critically depends on miniaturization and integration
of sample processing, nucleic acid amplification, and detection systems. Polymerase chain …