MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR AMPLIFYING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE

摘要

A microfluidic device for amplifying mitochondrial DNA in a sample, the microfluidic device having an inlet for receiving a sample of biological material having cells with an outer cellular membrane containing mitochondria and a nucleus, the mitochondria having a mitochondrial membrane containing mitochondrial DNA and the nuclei having a nuclear membrane containing nuclear DNA, a lysis section for lysing the outer cellular membrane and the mitochondrial membrane while the nuclear membrane remains intact, and, a nucleic acid amplification section configured for amplifying target nucleic acid sequences in the mitochondrial DNA.