First developed more than four decades ago as a biological research technique to amplify nucleic acids, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology still has untapped potential, with many exciting ...

By encapsulating all steps for digital PCR in a single chip, the Naica System leverages the key assets of Crystal Digital PCR in a compact, easy-to-use, fast and reliable digital PCR solution. Crystal ...

The use of specific PCR primers and touch-down PCR makes the ... be constructed with a density of between 2–20,000 spots per chip. This makes them extremely versatile as verification tools ...

The increasing occurrence of well-known as well as so far unknown infectious diseases demonstrates an increasing need for rapid and accurate identification of infectious diseases. Often ...

Point-of-care testing, and especially lab-on-a-chip (LoC) systems ... Respiratory syncytial virus B; RT-PCR: Reverse-transcription PCR; SPE: Solid-phase extraction; UTM: Copan's Universal Transfer ...

Researchers have developed a new optical biosensor to detect the monkeypox virus. The biosensor can provide results in 20 minutes. The new technology ...