CARTRIDGE FOR NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION AND NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION METHOD

Title:

CARTRIDGE FOR NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION AND NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION METHOD

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/212508

Kind Code:

A2

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a cartridge for nucleic acid extraction, and a nucleic acid extraction method, the purpose thereof being to simplify a process for extracting nucleic acids from a sample, and to be applied in point-of-care testing (POCT). The cartridge, according to the present invention, comprises a chamber module, an air valve module and a liquid valve module. The chamber module: comprises a preprocessing chamber in which a sample that is inserted is pulverized and undergoes homogenization, cellular destruction and purification; and has a plurality of chambers for extracting nucleic acids from a sample. Further, the air valve module and a fluid valve module installed on the upper part and the lower part of the chamber module are connected so as to control a fluidic movement among the plurality of chambers.

Inventors:

PARK CHIN SUNG (KR)
KANG JIN SEOK (KR)
CHOI JEONG JIN (KR)
KIM JONG SUN (KR)
MIN JUN HONG (KR)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2018/005428

Publication Date:

November 22, 2018

Filing Date:

May 11, 2018

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Assignee:

SK TELECOM CO LTD (KR)

Foreign References:

KR20140095342A

2014-08-01

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