PCR device having unidirectional sliding means and method for PCR using same
US11084038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/1827
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Described is a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) device including a PCR thermal block including a first substrate and heating units, a PCR chip including a second substrate and reaction chambers, and an unidirectional sliding driver for sliding the PCR chip relative to the PCR thermal block while maintaining a contact between the second substrate of the PCR chip and the first substrate of the PCR thermal block. The first and second heaters of each of the plurality of heating units are spaced apart from each other along a sliding direction, and the unidirectional sliding driver causes any reaction chamber in the PCR chip to have a sequential thermal contact from a heater of the plurality of heating units mounted at one end of the PCR thermal block to a heater of the plurality of heating units mounted at another end of the PCR thermal block.
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