Methods and apparatus for flow-through hybridization
CA 2350756 A1 · Owner: The Perkin-Elmer Corporation · Inventors: O'Neill, Roger; Mehrpouyan, Majid; Furniss, Vergine C.
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The present invention provides substrates and apparatuses for efficient rapid , and specific capture, and optimal recovery of nucleic acids, as well as , methods of their use. The substrate is porous in nature and has a capture polynucleotide capable of hybridizing to a target nucleic acid immobilized thereon. Upon flowing a sample containing or suspected of containing the target nucleic acid through the porous substrate the target nucleic acid is , rapidly captured. Following capture the target nucleic acid can be , efficiently recovered for subsequent use.
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