| abstract |
The invention relates to a method or apparatus for amplifying a nucleic acid sequence in a polymerase chain reaction. The method includes contacting a reaction mixture with particles that absorb electromagnetic frequency, wherein the particles are formed of a material, which may be: a transition metal, or a transition metal oxide, or a transition metal hydroxide, Or a nitride, phosphide or arsenide doped transition metal or transition metal oxide of a Group III metal, or a cerium oxide doped transition metal, transition metal oxide or transition metal hydroxide; The particles illuminate an electromagnetic wave, wherein the frequency of the electromagnetic wave is between about 200 kHz and 500 THz to increase the target nucleic acid sequence. The third group metal may be aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), indium (In), and the transition metal may be manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co) or copper (Cu). |