FAST PCR HEATING

摘要

Provided herein is a microplate for polymerase chain reaction (PCR), comprising a substrate formed of a material that is susceptible to heating PCR samples upon the application of an electromagnetic field and/or electromagnetic energy to said substrate. The substrate provides a PCR ramp rate of at least 5° C./second upon the application of an electromagnetic field and/or electromagnetic energy to said substrate.

主权项

1. A system for heating biological samples, comprising:
(i) a substrate comprising wells for holding the biological samples, the wells formed of a material that subjects the biological samples to heating upon application of an electromagnetic field and/or electromagnetic energy to said substrate; and (ii) a heating unit external to and operatively coupled to said substrate, wherein said heating unit is configured and adapted to provide an electromagnetic field and/or electromagnetic energy to said substrate, to subject said biological samples to heating at a heating rate of at least 1° C./second, and wherein said substrate provides well-to-well thermal uniformity of +/−1° C. or better during said heating.