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A family of novel DNA sequencing instruments based on single-photon detection
Ludmila Alaverdian1, Sinok Alaverdian, Olga Bilenko
1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, State University of New York-Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2350, USA.
Abstract:
We have developed a family of high-performance capillary DNA sequencing instruments based on a novel multicolor fluorescent detection technology. This technology is based on two technical innovations: the multilaser excitation of fluorescence of labeled DNA fragments and the "color-blind" single-photon detection of modulated fluorescence. Our machines employ modern digital and broadband techniques that are essential for achieving superior instrument performance. We discuss the design and testing results for several versions of the automated single lane DNA sequencers, as well as our approach to scaling up to multilane instruments.