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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2017
Sharp Life Science (Eu) Limited, Oxford, GB;
Phillip Mark Shryane Roberts, Oxford, GB;
Sharp Life Science (EU) Limited, Uxbridge, GB;
Abstract
A heating system for an EWOD device using a single, spatially-structured temperature control element, used to create a zone with a specific temperature profile. The heating system uses multiple contact regions between the temperature control element and the device. One or more contact regions are separated from the temperature control element by one or more thermally resistive layers that restrict heat flow from the temperature control element to the device, and further restrict lateral flow of heat between adjacent contact regions. The heating system can use materials with different thermal resistance to alter the heat flow to different regions. The spatial location of the contact regions is also used to determine the temperature profile within the device. The device has an optional temperature control element which offsets the low temperature point from the inlet temperature. This invention includes methods to process multiple droplets within the multiple temperature zones.