Microheater platform for selective detachment of DNA
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2012-08-30Author
Iqbal, Samir M.
Jain, Ankur
Javed, Annas
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Despite deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)’s well-known temperature sensitivity, not much work has been reported on leveraging temperature to manipulate the interaction of DNA with surfaces. This paper describes a microheater device that enables the application of a temperature field on a glass surface, thereby enabling the study of temperature-dependence of DNA-surface interactions. Experimental data for thermal performance of the device agree well with finite-element simulation results. Experiments demonstrate the capability of spatially selective detachment of DNA from a glass surface using the device. The integration of thermal-based capabilities described here with analysis tools such as polymerase chain reaction may help improve DNA detection and separation capabilities.