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Device for the carrying out of chemical or biological reactions

US8721972B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31References

17Claims

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Assignee

Applied Biosystems, LLC · US

Inventors

Wolfgang Heimberg · Ebersberg, DE
Thomas Herrmann · Ottobrunn, DE
Matthias Knulle · Grafing, DE
Markus Schurf · Bergen, DE
Tilmann Wagner · Grafing, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 14, 2012
Grant date	May 13, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 14, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01L2300/1822
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for performing biological reactions in a nucleic acid sample. The device can comprise a reaction vessel receiving element that includes a plurality of reaction vessel holders and a gastight jacket or equalization plate containing a fluid changeable between liquid and gaseous states. The gastight jacket or equalization plate can be configured to provide temperature equalization among the reaction vessel holders. The reaction vessel receiving element can also include at least one Peltier element, a cooling element, and a controller configured to cycle the device through a predetermined time-temperature profile via heating and cooling.

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