Abstract: A method for the amplification of nucleic acids, in which nanoparticles in a reaction volume transfer heat to their environment through excitation. The method comprises a step of providing nanoparticles with the nucleic acids in a reaction volume and one or more heating steps. In at least one of the heating steps, the heating is achieved at least partially through the excitation of the nanoparticles. The interval of the excitation is chosen to be shorter or equal to a critical excitation time.

Abstract: Method for the determination of the concentration of a type of specific nucleic acids (10) in a sample, wherein the sequences of the specific nucleic acid (10) at least partially match a reference sequence, and/or for the determination of the degree of the match of the sequences of specific nucleic acids (10) of a type in a sample (9) and a reference sequence, comprising the following steps: providing a first probe (1), which possesses a first oligonucleotide (3) on its surface; providing a second oligonucleotide (7), which is partially complementary to the first oligonucleotide (3) or to a first oligonucleotide adapter (20), which is partially complementary to the first oligonucleotide (3), and wherein the second oligonucleotide (7) is partially complementary to the reference sequence; combining of the first probe (1) and the second oligonucleotide (7) and—if applicable—the first oligonucleotide adapter (20) with the sample (9), wherein a specific nucleic acid (10) contained in the sample (9) can hybridise w

Abstract: A method for the amplification of nucleic acids (1), in which nanoparticles (8) in a reaction volume (2) transfer heat to their environment through excitation.