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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
May. 23, 2018
Essenlix Corporation, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Stephen Y. Chou, Princeton, NJ (US);
Wei Ding, Princeton, NJ (US);
Hua Tan, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Essenlix Corporation, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a device and method for rapidly changing temperatures of a sample. An example of the device include: a first plate; a second plate; and a heating/cooling layer disposed on either the first or second plate. The first plate and the second plate face each other and are configured to receive a fluid sample sandwiched therebetween. The method includes depositing the fluid sample on one or both of the two plates, pressing the plates to form a thin layer of the sample, and changing and/or maintaining the temperature of the sample. The device or method can be used in, for example, PCR.