JOURNAL ARTICLE

Microheater based on magnetic nanoparticle embedded PDMS

Abstract

A microheater was established by embedding magnetic nanoparticles into PDMS (MNP-PDMS). MNP-PDMS generated heat under an AC magnetic field and the temperature was controlled by varying the magnetic particle content and the magnetic field intensity. In this study, the MNP-PDMS chip was demonstrated to amplify the target DNA (732 bp) with >90% efficiency compared to the conventional PCR thermocycler, and exhibited good performance in regards to temperature control. This system holds great promise for reliably controlling the temperature of thermal processes on an integrated microchip platform for biochemical applications.

Keywords:
Microheater Materials science Magnetic field Magnetic nanoparticles Nanoparticle Nanotechnology Particle (ecology) Fabrication

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Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
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