Cooling in a thermal cycler using heat pipes
US9468927B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/185
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device for amplifying a nucleic acid sample may include a sample holder configured to receive a nucleic acid sample, a heating system configured to raise the temperature of the sample, a cooling system configured to lower the temperature of the sample, and a controller configured to operably control the heating system and the cooling system to cycle the device through a desired time-temperature profile. The cooling system may include at least one heat pipe and a heat sink and the at least one heat pipe may include a first portion disposed proximate to the sample holder and a second portion disposed proximate to the heat sink.
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