Figure 1.
Overview of the digital microfluidic (DMF) system for loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) reaction and melting curve analysis (MCA) using Molecular Beacon (MB) DNA probes. (a) 3D schematic of the DMF chip. (b) Side view of the DMF chip and the control electronics of droplet actuation and heating. (c) Detailed illustration of the reaction chamber of the DMF chip. (d) Schematic of true positive (TP) and false positive (FP) LAMP products with and without MB binding. (e) Data example obtained from on-chip LAMP amplification and MCA for TP and FP samples.