Liquid heaters and vaporizers – Fire tube – Horizontal or inclined
Patent
1992-08-31
1997-06-17
Warden, Robert J.
Liquid heaters and vaporizers
Fire tube
Horizontal or inclined
56345, 422 681, 4352831, 4352851, 4352865, 435287, 4352871, 4352873, 4352876, 435288, 4352891, 4352892, 4352883, 4352884, 435391, 4353021, 4353052, 4353063, 4353053, 435316, G01N 3348
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ABSTRACT:
An integrated microfabricated instrument for manipulation, reaction and detection of microliter to picoliter samples. The instrument is suited for biochemical reactions, particularly DNA-based reactions such as the polymerase chain reaction, that require thermal cycling since the inherently small size of the instrument facilitates rapid cycle times. The integrated nature of the instrument provides accurate, contamination-free processing. The instrument may include reagent reservoirs, agitators and mixers, heaters, pumps, and optical or electromechanical sensors. Ultrasonic Lamb-wave devices may be used as sensors, pumps and agitators.
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Northrup M. Allen
White Richard M.
Snider Theresa T.
The Regents Of The University Of Calfornia
Warden Robert J.
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