GENE ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ANALYZING GENE USING THE SAME

• Main Authors: PARK, CHIN SUNG, NAM, KOONG KAK, LIM, HEE KYUN, HWANG, KYU YOUN, JUNG, SUN OK, JUNG, WON JONG, KWON, SUNG HONG, KIM, JOON HO, CHUNG, WON SEOK
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 15.06.2012
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PHYSICS; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; VINEGAR; WINE

PURPOSE: A gene analysis apparatus and a method for gene analysis using the same are provided to prevent contamination by foreign materials and to enhance accuracy and reliability. CONSTITUTION: A gene analysis apparatus comprises: a chamber(40) for crushing cells; a pump(40P) for pumping the crushed cells by a microchannel(40C); microchannels(50C,52C,54C,56C) for transferring amplification reagent into first to fourth PCR chambers(60,62,64,66); pumps(50P,52P,54P,56P) for pumping a PCR mixture to each microchannel; pumps(60P,62P,64P,66P) for injecting crushed cells and PCR mixture into the first to fourth PCR chambers; and a micro valves(40V,50V,60V) for controlling fluid flow.