PROGRESS OF ACTUATION CONTROL TECHNIQUE OF SAMPLES IN MICRO-DEVICE OF CONTINUOUS-FLOW POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION BIOCHIP

A review of the recent progress of actuation control technique of DNA samples in micro-device of continuous-flow polymer ase chain reaction biochip,covering mainly the years from 1985 to 2006 was presented in this paper,pertaining especially to the actuation by constant flow pumps (actuated with injection pump and peristaltic pump),by rotary pump,and magnetohydrodynamic actuation and natural convection actuation;and a brief discussion on the merits and defects of various ways of actuation was also given (43 ref.cited).