Liquid metal-heating apparatus for biological/chemical sample
US6533255B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/912
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for temperature control of biological/chemical samples employing liquid metal is described. A gallium-indium alloy may be used to provide excellent temperature control. Methods of using liquid metal to provide temperature control for biological/chemical samples are also described. A preferred use for the described liquid metal-heating apparatus is to provide precise temperature control for polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
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