@article{54c9ae9991004771b3b50485604ff112,
title = "Evaluation of Palm PCR{\texttrademark} G1-12 system: a portable battery-operated PCR thermal cycler",
abstract = "Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the basis of recombinant and other molecular biological techniques. Availability of cheap and robust PCR platforms enables the tests to be performed easily, even in resource constrained settings. Herein we compared the efficacy of a portable thermal cycler (Palm PCR{\texttrademark} G1-12 System) for rapid DNA amplification against the standard Peltier-based thermal cycler using plasmid DNA and genomic DNA in single and multiplex PCR experiments. Our study revealed that the Palm PCR{\texttrademark} G1-12 System could be a portable DNA amplification system to conduct various molecular techniques, especially in places where resources are limited.",
keywords = "Convective PCR, Hand-held PCR, Portable thermal cycler",
author = "Ahmed, {Siti Aminah} and Cheah, {Hong Leong} and Nithya Ravichantar and Gopinath, {Subash C.B.} and Tang, {Thean Hock}",
note = "Funding Information: The project was supported by USM, University of Southern Mississippi, short term grant No. 304/CIPPT/6311009, USM, University of Southern Mississippi, Research University Grant 1001/CIPPT/813043 and USM, University of Southern Mississippi, 1001/CIPPT/812100. We thank Ong Lii Jiam from Nanolife Quest Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia, for providing the Palm PCRTM G1-12 System and its consumables. Sincere thanks to Dr. Citartan M for critical reading of the manuscript. The authors acknowledged AMDI Research Committee{\textquoteright}s support for English editing services. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2009 RDO All Rights Reserved.",
year = "2016",
month = jul,
language = "English",
volume = "38",
pages = "343--348",
journal = "Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology",
issn = "0125-3395",
publisher = "Prince of Songkla University",
number = "4",
}