Thermal cycling by positioning relative to fixed-temperature heat source
US8945880B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/1844
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The thermal cycling system for performing a biological reaction at two or more different temperatures comprises: a) a heat source for setting at a fixed temperature; b) a reaction vessel containing material upon which the biological reaction is to be performed; c) mechanically-operable structure for altering the relative position of the heat source and the reaction vessel so that reaction vessel first achieves and maintains a desired first temperature in the reaction vessel for starting the carrying out of the biological reaction, and then for altering the relative position of the heat source and the reaction vessel so that the reaction vessel then achieves and maintains a second temperature for continuing the carrying out of the biological reaction on the biological material, and d) temperature-sensing structure operatively associated with the reaction vessel for controlling the altering of the relative position of the heat source and the reaction vessel so that the reaction vessel achieves and maintains the desired second temperature in the reaction vessel.
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