Madhavi Krishnan

US Patent:

7537890, May 26, 2009

Filed:

Oct 3, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/678805

Inventors:

Madhavi Krishnan - Ann Arbor MI, US
Victor Ugaz - Ann Arbor MI, US
Mark Burns - Ann Arbor MI, US

Assignee:

The Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor MI

International Classification:

C12Q 1/68
C12P 19/34

US Classification:

435 6, 435 912

Abstract:

The present invention provides methods and systems for running reactions, in particular, biological reactions and assays, in a Rayleigh-Bénard convection cell. The utilization of Rayleigh-Bénard convection principles for conducting biological or biochemical reactions is a novel application. In order to use Rayleigh-Bénard convection for conducting biological or biochemical reactions it is necessary to create a temperature differential in a solution of reactants.