ELECTROKINETIC DEVICE FOR PARALLEL ENZYMATIC DNA AMPLIFICATION ASSAYS COMPATIBLE WITH RAW INPUT SAMPLE

Infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, typhoid fever, or dengue remain a global threat.Rapid and accurate diagnostic tests facilitate early recognition and treatment of infectious diseases, enabling improved clinical care, and timely implementation of infection control and other public health measures.However, the vast majority of existing nucleic acid detection assays requires instrumentation that is not portable, and sample preparation and assay methods by trained technicians on specialized instruments in clinical laboratories.There is a critical need for the development of an inexpensive, fielddeployable device for accurate nucleic acid detection.[1]