Portable device for lamp PCR
View Patent ↗Provided is a portable isothermal amplification device for amplifying a nucleic acid using an isothermal amplification method, the device comprising: a tube insertion part into which a PCR tube is to be inserted, which is provided in an upper portion of the portable isothermal amplification device; a cover for covering the tube insertion part; a storage space for accommodating a heating device and a storage space cover for blocking the storage space from an outside, which is provided in a lower portion of the portable isothermal amplification device; and a heat insulator for blocking heat from the outside and a heat-sensing sticker capable of measuring a temperature of heat generated by the heating device, which is provided inside the storage space.
1 . A portable isothermal amplification device for amplifying a nucleic acid using a ring-mediated isothermal amplification method, the device comprising:
a tube insertion part into which a PCR tube is to be inserted, which is provided in an upper portion of the portable isothermal amplification device;
a cover for covering the tube insertion part;
a storage space for accommodating a heating device and a storage space cover for blocking the storage space from an outside, which is provided in a lower portion of the portable isothermal amplification device;
a heat insulator for blocking heat from the outside; and
a heat-sensing sticker capable of measuring a temperature of heat generated by the heating device, which is provided inside the storage space.
2 . The portable isothermal amplification device of claim 1 , wherein the heating device comprises a hand warmer comprising iron powder, salt, activated carbon, sawdust, vermiculite, water, or a combination thereof.
3 . The portable isothermal amplification device of claim 1 , wherein the heating device comprises a liquid heating comprises comprising sodium thiosulfate, sodium acetate, or a combination thereof.
4 . The portable isothermal amplification device of claim 1 , wherein the nucleic acid is a nucleic acid extracted from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
5 . The portable isothermal amplification device of claim 1 , wherein the portable isothermal amplification device does not comprise a power source connected to the heating device.
6 . The portable isothermal amplification device of claim 1 , wherein the heating device does not comprise a heater operable by supplied power.
7 . The portable isothermal amplification device of claim 1 , wherein the heat-sensing sticker is provided in contact with the heating device at an upper portion of the storage space to measure heat generated by the heating device.