Thin-film thermoelectric cooling and heating devices for DNA genomic and proteomic chips, thermo-optical switching circuits, and IR tags
First Claim
1. A thermoelectric cooling and heating device comprising:
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a plurality of thermoelectric elements arranged on one side of the substrate and configured to perform at least one of selective heating and cooling, each thermoelectric element including, a thermoelectric material, a Peltier contact contacting the thermoelectric material and configured to form under electrical current flow at least one of a heated junction and a cooled junction, and electrodes configured to provide current through the thermoelectric material and the Peltier contact; and
a receptacle thermally contacting the thermoelectric elements and including an array of patches configured to receive a biological material.
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Abstract
A thermoelectric cooling and heating device including a substrate, a plurality of thermoelectric elements arranged on one side of the substrate and configured to perform at least one of selective heating and cooling such that each thermoelectric element includes a thermoelectric material, a Peltier contact contacting the thermoelectric material and forming under electrical current flow at least one of a heated junction and a cooled junction, and electrodes configured to provide current through the thermoelectric material and the Peltier contact. As such, the thermoelectric cooling and heating device selectively biases the thermoelectric elements to provide on one side of the thermolectric device a grid of localized heated or cooled junctions.
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107 Claims
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1. A thermoelectric cooling and heating device comprising:
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a substrate;
a plurality of thermoelectric elements arranged on one side of the substrate and configured to perform at least one of selective heating and cooling, each thermoelectric element including, a thermoelectric material, a Peltier contact contacting the thermoelectric material and configured to form under electrical current flow at least one of a heated junction and a cooled junction, and electrodes configured to provide current through the thermoelectric material and the Peltier contact; and
a receptacle thermally contacting the thermoelectric elements and including an array of patches configured to receive a biological material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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19. A thermoelectric cooling and heating device comprising:
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a substrate;
a plurality of thermoelectric elements arranged on one side of the substrate and configured to perform at least one of selective heating and cooling, each thermoelectric element including, a thermoelectric material, a Peltier contact contacting the thermoelectric material and configured to form under electrical current flow at least one of a heated junction and a cooled junction, and electrodes configured to provide current through the thermoelectric material and the Peltier contact; and
a microsurgical tool thermally contacting the thermoelectric elements and configured to control the temperature of bio-tissues in contact with the microsurgical tool.
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20. A thermoelectric cooling and heating device comprising:
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a substrate;
a plurality of thermoelectric elements arranged on one side of the substrate and configured to perform at least one of selective heating and cooling, each thermoelectric element including, a thermoelectric material, a Peltier contact contacting the thermoelectric material and configured to form under electrical current flow at least one of a heated junction and a cooled junction, and electrodes configured to provide current through the thermoelectric material and the Peltier contact; and
a thermo-optic phase shifter in thermal contact with the plurality of thermoelectric elements and configured to vary an index of refraction of an optical medium via temperature variations. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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33. A thermoelectric cooling and heating device comprising:
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a substrate;
a plurality of thermoelectric elements arranged on one side of the substrate and configured to perform at least one of selective heating and cooling, each thermoelectric element including, a thermoelectric material, a Peltier contact contacting the thermoelectric material and configured to form under electrical current flow at least one of a heated junction and a cooled junction, and electrodes configured to provide current through the thermoelectric material and the Peltier contact; and
an integrated module including at least one electronic component in thermal contact with the plurality of thermoelectric elements and configured to control a temperature of the at least one electronic component of the integrated module. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A thermoelectric cooling and heating device comprising:
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a substrate;
a plurality of thermoelectric elements arranged on one side of the substrate and configured to perform at least one of selective heating and cooling, each thermoelectric element including, a thermoelectric material, a Peltier contact contacting the thermoelectric material and configured to form under electrical current flow at least one of a heated junction and a cooled junction, and electrodes configured to provide current through the thermoelectric material and the Peltier contact; and
a switching optical network including optical switches in thermal contact with the plurality of thermoelectric elements and configured to control a temperature of the optical switches in the switching optical network. - View Dependent Claims (43, 45, 46)
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47. A thermoelectric cooling and heating device comprising:
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a substrate;
a plurality of thermoelectric elements arranged on one side of the substrate and configured to perform at least one of selective heating and cooling, each thermoelectric element including, a thermoelectric material, a Peltier contact contacting the thermoelectric material and configured to form under electrical current flow at least one of a heated junction and a cooled junction, and electrodes configured to provide current through the thermoelectric material and the Peltier contact; and
a cellular communications network including micro-strip delay lines in thermal contact with the plurality of thermoelectric elements and configured to control a temperature of the micro-strip delay lines in the cellular communications network.
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56. A method for hybridizing DNA, comprising:
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depositing a first set of DNA strands across at least a part of a DNA array;
cooling selected sites on the DNA array to attach the first set of DNA strands onto the selected sites;
heating the selected sites to unravel the attached strands of DNA and to detach strands of DNA which are not cross-linked to the selected sites; and
hybridizing the attached strands of DNA with a second set of DNA strands. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A method for controlling temperature during electrophoresis of a biological material onto an array, comprising:
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depositing electrophoretically biological material across at least a part of the array;
cooling selected sites on the array during the electrophoresis to attach a first set of biological material onto the selected sites; and
heating the selected sites to detach biological material which is not cross-linked to the selected sites. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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77. A method for producing an infrared image, comprising:
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providing an array of thermoelectric elements; and
controlling a temperature at selected sites on the array of thermoelectric elements. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79)
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83. A method for improving cellular communications, comprising:
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providing an array of thermoelectric elements thermally connected to a micro-strip delay line; and
controlling a temperature of the micro-strip delay line in a cellular communications system. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85)
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91. A system for hybridizing DNA material, comprising:
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a depositing device configured to deposit a first set of DNA strands across at least a part of a DNA array;
means for cooling selected sites on the DNA array to attach the first set of DNA strands onto the selected sites;
means for heating the selected sites to unravel the attached strands of DNA and to detach strands of DNA which are not cross-linked to the selected sites; and
means for hybridizing the attached strands of DNA with a second set of DNA strands. - View Dependent Claims (92)
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100. A system for producing an infrared image, comprising:
an array of thermoelectric elements, and a controlling device configured to control a temperature at selected sites on the array of thermoelectric elements. - View Dependent Claims (101)
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104. A system for improving cellular communications, comprising:
a controlling device configured to control a temperature of at least one micro-strip delay line in a cellular communications system. - View Dependent Claims (105, 106)
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