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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2015
Stmicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Enrico Rosario Alessi, Catania, IT;
Floriana San Biagio, Catania, IT;
Salvatore Abbisso, Augusta, IT;
Salvatore Oliveri, Aci Catena, IT;
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
An apparatus for actuating in rotation and reading a centrifugal microfluidic disk for biological and/or biochemical analyses, comprising: a container body, defining an internal chamber forming a closed curvilinear path, the path comprising a housing region configured to house the centrifugal microfluidic disk, and a curvilinear channel fluidically coupled to the housing region; a heater operatively arranged in a section of the curvilinear channel; and a fan operatively arranged in a respective section of the curvilinear channel.