Container for carrying out and monitoring biological processes

Details Container for carrying out and monitoring biological processes Container for carrying out and monitoring biological processes

2004-08-09

2010-06-29

Beisner, William H (Department: 1797)

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Apparatus

Including measuring or testing

C435S287300, C435S288700, C435S303100, C435S303300, C435S808000, C435S809000, C422S064000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07745205

ABSTRACT:
A thermal cycling method and device is disclosed. The device comprises a sample chamber whose temperature can be rapidly and accurately modulated over a range of temperatures needed to carry out a number of biological procedures, such as the DNA polymerase chain reaction. Biological samples are placed in containers each comprising a reservoir and a reaction portion, wherein the reaction portion has a small volume. The small volume reaction portion permits the rapid and accurate temperature modulation. With an optically transmissible reaction portion, DNA amplification may be monitored by fluorescence during PCR.

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