Life Technologies Corporation

Applied Biosystems, LLC

Douglas W Grunewald

Mark F Oldham

Steven J Boege

Adrian Fawcett

Janusz B Wojtowicz

Stephen J Gunstream

Marc Haberstroh

Geoffrey Dahlhoff

Thomas Conner

Thomas A Conner

The present teachings disclose various embodiments of a thermal block assembly having low thermal non-uniformity throughout the thermal block assembly. Accordingly, various embodiments of thermal block assemblies having such low thermal non-uniformity provide for desired performance of bioanalysis instrumentation utilizing such thermal block assemblies.

Thermal block assemblies and instruments providing low thermal non-uniformity for rapid thermal cycling

A device is provided that comprises one or more fluid retainment regions each having at least one wall, and one or more loops in heat-transfer communication with the at least one wall. Each of the loops can comprise an electrical conductor that surrounds the same or a different fluid retainment region. A device is provided that comprises one or more fluid retainment regions each having particulates disposed therein. A system is provided that includes a platen adapted to hold a device including fluid retainment regions and one or more electrical conductors in heat-transfer communication with the fluid retainment regions. Methods of heating a sample are also provided.

Device including inductively heatable fluid retainment region, and method

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Livermore, CA, United States of America

Douglas W Grunewald