Thermal cycling reaction apparatus and reactor therefor
US5736106A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L7/52
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A thermal cycling reaction apparatus comprises a reactor having a reactor body made of a thin heat-conductive plate having a cavity as a reaction chamber with an opening of the chamber sealed with a transparent heat-resistant sheet. The apparatus further includes, delivery rollers for delivering the reactor along a delivery path and stopping it at stopping positions in a predetermined order; plural temperature-controlling blocks having respectively a temperature-controlling surface to be brought into contact with a heat-transfer face of the reactor and being placed at the stopping positions separately so as not to thermally affect each other; and a temperature-controlling mechanism for keeping the fixed temperature-controlling surfaces respectively at prescribed temperatures.
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