Enhancement of polymerase chain reaction using graphene nano-flakes

• Main Authors: Rasheed, Abdul Khaliq, Kafafy, Raed Ismail, Faris, Waleed Fekry, Mohd. Salleh, Hamzah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TP248.13 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/16194/1/Enhancement_of_Polymerase_Chain_Reaction.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/16194/; http://www.iium.edu.my/icbioe/2011/

The excellent heat transfer properties of nanoparticles have potential applications in various fields including biology during the last two decades. Recently, the use of various nanoparticles in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) resulted in significant enhancement of its efficiency and specificity. I...