Abstract

A device for controlling temperature in a reaction chamber is disclosed. The device comprises: a bladder assembly comprising a housing dimensioned to hold a reaction chamber disposed within an interior Volume of the housing; and a first temperature-control bladder disposed within the housing, the first temperature-control bladder is configured to receive a temperature-control fluid and comprises a flexible, heat conductive Surface that comes in contact with at least a portion of an exterior surface of the reaction chamber after receiving the temperature-control fluid. Also disclosed are a bladder thermal cycler, a temperature-control bladder assembly and methods for producing a thermal cycle in a reaction chamber.

Department(s)

Business and Information Technology

Second Department

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Patent Application Number

US007955841B2

Patent Number

US7955841

Document Type

Patent

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

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Publication Date

June 7, 2011

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