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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2014
Bio Molecular Systems Pty Ltd, Upper Coomera, AU;
John Corbett, Sovereign Island, AU;
Jason Austin, Upper Coomera, AU;
BIO MOLECULAR SYSTEMS PTY LTD, Upper Coomera, Queensland, AU;
Abstract
The present invention provides a thermocycler comprising: a rotatable platform having a plurality of reaction wells or being adapted to receive a plurality of reaction containers, wherein the rotatable platform and/or the reaction wells are formed, at least in part, of a material which is adapted to be inductively heated by exposure to electromagnetic energy. An electromagnetic energy source is provided and is configured to direct electromagnetic energy at the rotatable platform, wherein the electromagnetic energy source surrounds a sufficient amount of the rotatable platform in order to heat the entire platform substantially simultaneously. In preferred embodiments, the electromagnetic energy source completely surrounds the rotatable platform. The invention further comprises a method of cycling a reaction mixture between predetermined temperatures utilising the novel thermocycler apparatus of the invention. The invention also comprises use of the novel thermocycler apparatus of the invention for conducting a nucleic acid amplification reaction such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the ligase chain reaction (LCR).