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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2009
Claudio Cherubini, Cham, CH;
Nicole Gwerder, Root, CH;
Martin Kopp, Huenenberg See, CH;
Edwin Oosterbroek, Cham, CH;
Emad Sarofim, Hagendorn, CH;
Claudio Cherubini, Cham, CH;
Nicole Gwerder, Root, CH;
Martin Kopp, Huenenberg See, CH;
Edwin Oosterbroek, Cham, CH;
Emad Sarofim, Hagendorn, CH;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods and multi-well plates comprising an array of wells for thermal treatment of chemical or biological samples are disclosed. Each of the wells comprises a bottom opening, an upper opening, inner side walls extending from the bottom opening to the upper opening, a protrusion extending from the inner side walls into the well with a first cross-sectional area and located at a height from the bottom opening which is smaller than the height from the upper opening. A sample chamber with a second cross-sectional area is formed between the bottom opening and the protrusion. An upper chamber with a third cross-sectional area is formed between the protrusion and the upper opening, and in which the first cross-sectional area is smaller than the third cross-sectional area and smaller than or equal to the second cross-sectional area.