Apparatus for a fluid impingement thermal cycler
US5942432A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L7/52
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Apparatus are disclosed that thermally cycles samples between at least two temperatures. These apparatus operate by impinging fluid jets onto the outer walls of a sample containing region. Because the impinging fluid jets provide a high heat transfer coefficient between the jet and the sample containing region, the sample containing regions are uniformly cycled between the two temperatures. The heat exchange rate between the jets and the sample regions are substantially uniform.
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