Laser-induced heating for in situ DNA replication and detection in microchannels.

This study proposes a method for in situ local deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) replication and detection in a long DNA strand through laser-induced heating and strong avidin-biotin binding. To achieve the target DNA replication, dielectrophoresis was generated to stretch and immobilise DNA strands on both ends of the electrode. Subsequently, local DNA sequences were replicated using thermal cycles generated by laser-induced heating.

Laser-induced heating integrated with a microfluidic platform for real-time DNA replication and detection.

This study developed a microfluidic platform for replicating and detecting DNA in real time by integrating a laser and a microfluidic device composed of polydimethylsiloxane. The design of the microchannels consisted of a laser-heating area and a detection area. An infrared laser was used as the heating source for DNA replication, and the laser power was adjusted to heat the solutions directly.

[Safety concentration of genotoxic carcinogens in water pollution accident based on human health risk].

It was an urgent problem to determine short-term exposure safety concentration of genetic carcinogens in water pollution accident in China. Based on the hypothesis that the relationship between exposure dosage and carcinogenic risk was linear, the calculation process of genetic carcinogens safety concentration was put forwarded, and the method using life-time exposed safety concentration to calculate short-term exposure safety concentration was set up. Based on the statistical result of water pollution accident occurred in china during 2000-2010, arsenic was a major characteristic contaminate in water pollution accident.

Single DNA molecule denaturation using laser-induced heating.

This paper proposes targeted in situ denaturation through laser-induced heating to partially amplify relevant sequences from a long DNA strand. It uses 5 kb of DNA as a sample, labeling both strands with quantum dots, with one strand immobilized on a solid surface. We irradiated a targeted DNA sequence with a focused infrared laser to elevate its temperature, monitoring the process by microscope.