| 摘要 |
An apparatus 10 for treating a test sample includes a support member 13 for supporting one or more sample containers 30, said support member being moveable between a deployed and an operative condition; and a heatable member 23 for effecting heating of an upper part of the one or more test sample container, the heatable member being moveable into engagement with an upper part of the one or more test sample containers, wherein the heatable member is configured to apply a predetermined force to the upper part of the one or test sample containers, when the containers selected have a height within a predetermined range. In another embodiment the heatable member of the apparatus is configured to apply a predetermined force to the upper part of the one or test sample containers, when the distance from a surface of the heatable member to a top of the container(s) is within a predetermined range. The apparatus is used to amplify segments of DNA using the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). |
