US Patent Issued to Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology on July 15 for "Amplification/detection kit, photothermal PCR amplification method and microorganism detection method using the same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,985, issued on July 15, was assigned to Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (Gwangju, South Korea).

"Amplification/detection kit, photothermal PCR amplification method and microorganism detection method using the same" was invented by Min Gon Kim (Gwangju, South Korea) and Bo Bin Lee (Gwangju, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an amplification/detection kit comprising: a sample pad on which a PCR reaction solution is placed; a transfer pad positioned in contact with the sample pad; a reaction pad into which the PCR reaction solution flowing from the sample pad through the transfer pad flows and which inc...