Such a system should be capable of performing customized PCR and electrophoresis reactions, leading to a miniaturized sequencing device. Relevant milestones PCR and electrophoresis prototypes have been fabricated and demonstrated.
Current work lies in the optimization of detection procedures.
Viavility of silicon as a substrate for high-voltage electrophoresis chips PCR chip prototypes Electrophoresis chip prototypes I. erill. I. Erill, R. Villa, P. Goudignon, L. Fonseca, J. A. Plaza. Pending for publication.