US Patent Issued to Korea University Research and Business Foundation on Feb. 24 for "Microfluidic apparatus having pore structure for detecting nucleic acids" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,575, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Korea University Research and Business Foundation (Seoul, South Korea).

"Microfluidic apparatus having pore structure for detecting nucleic acids" was invented by Chang Soo Han (Seoul, South Korea) and Se Hyun Shin (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a microfluidic apparatus for detecting nucleic acids that includes a body; a sample region provided on a first side of the body and into which a sample containing a target nucleic acid is injected; a discharge region provided on a second side of the body and spaced apart from the sample region and configured ...