Thermal cycling reaction apparatus and reactor therefor
First Claim
1. A reactor for a thermal cycling reaction, the reactor being able to be delivered along a delivery path having plural and separate temperature-controlling blocks fixed thereon, each of said temperature controlling blocks respectively having a fixed temperature-controlling surface of a prescribed area at a controlled temperature, the reactor being capable of repeatedly contacting successively in a predetermined order with a selected temperature controlling block, said reactor comprising a reactor body being in a shape of a plate, said reactor body having a heat-transferring area on at least one face of the plate to be brought into face-to-face contact with the respective temperature-controlling surfaces, said reactor body further having a cavity which forms a reaction chamber, said cavity having an opening on at least one face of the plate, wherein a heat-resistant sealing sheet for sealing the reaction chamber covers the opening of the chamber;
- wherein the reactor further comprises a delivery-assisting member which carries the reactor body, said delivery-assisting member being composed of a poor heat-conductive material, the reactor body and the delivery-assisting member being formed in a plate shape.
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Abstract
A thermal cycling reaction apparatus comprises a reactor having a reactor body made of a thin heat-conductive plate having a cavity as a reaction chamber with an opening of the chamber sealed with a transparent heat-resistant sheet. The apparatus further includes, delivery rollers for delivering the reactor along a delivery path and stopping it at stopping positions in a predetermined order; plural temperature-controlling blocks having respectively a temperature-controlling surface to be brought into contact with a heat-transfer face of the reactor and being placed at the stopping positions separately so as not to thermally affect each other; and a temperature-controlling mechanism for keeping the fixed temperature-controlling surfaces respectively at prescribed temperatures.
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1. A reactor for a thermal cycling reaction, the reactor being able to be delivered along a delivery path having plural and separate temperature-controlling blocks fixed thereon, each of said temperature controlling blocks respectively having a fixed temperature-controlling surface of a prescribed area at a controlled temperature, the reactor being capable of repeatedly contacting successively in a predetermined order with a selected temperature controlling block, said reactor comprising a reactor body being in a shape of a plate, said reactor body having a heat-transferring area on at least one face of the plate to be brought into face-to-face contact with the respective temperature-controlling surfaces, said reactor body further having a cavity which forms a reaction chamber, said cavity having an opening on at least one face of the plate, wherein a heat-resistant sealing sheet for sealing the reaction chamber covers the opening of the chamber;
wherein the reactor further comprises a delivery-assisting member which carries the reactor body, said delivery-assisting member being composed of a poor heat-conductive material, the reactor body and the delivery-assisting member being formed in a plate shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A reactor for a thermal cycling reaction, the reactor being able to be delivered along a delivery path having plural and separate temperature-controlling blocks fixed thereon, each of said temperature controlling blocks respectively having a fixed temperature-controlling surface of a prescribed area at a controlled temperature, the reactor repeatedly contacting successively in a predetermined order with a selected temperature controlling block, said reactor comprising a reactor body being in a shape of a plate, said reactor body having a heat-transferring area on at least one face of the plate to be brought into face-to-face contact with the respective temperature-controlling surfaces, said reactor body further having a cavity which forms a reaction chamber, said cavity having an opening on at least one face of the plate, wherein a heat-resistant sealing sheet for sealing the reaction chamber covers the opening of the chamber, and the reactor body has a thickness ranging from 0.2 to 3 mm.
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11. A thermal cycling reaction apparatus comprising:
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a reactor for a thermal cycling reaction, said reactor comprising a reactor body with a heat-transferring area, said reactor body comprising a cavity which forms a reaction chamber, wherein a heat-resistant sealing sheet covers the reaction chamber so as to seal the reaction chamber; a delivery path for guiding the reactor past a plurality of temperature controlling blocks which make contact with the reactor, wherein the plurality of temperature controlling blocks are positioned along said delivery path, each of said temperature controlling blocks having a temperature controlling surface of a prescribed area; a temperature controlling means for maintaining the temperature controlling surfaces of the temperature controlling blocks at prescribed temperatures; and driving means for conveying the reactor along said delivery path so as to bring the heat-transferring area of the reactor body into contact in a predetermined order with each of the temperature-controlling surfaces of each of the temperature controlling blocks.
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