MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM, INCLUDING A STACK OF PROCESS MODULES AND HEAT EXCHANGE MODULES

摘要

A microfluidic system, including a stack of process modules (1) and heat exchange modules (2), at least one of the process modules (1) in said stack being flanked by at least one heat exchange module (2) at one or both sides of the process module (1) in the stacking direction, wherein each process module comprises a module body and one or more processing channels and/or processing chambers inside the module's body; wherein each heat exchange module (2) comprises one or more solid heat exchange members, made of a thermally conductive solid material, having good heat conducting properties and covering at least part of the surface of the relevant module or modules. The solid heat exchange members may be coupled to an electric heater or a tube for temperature exchange fluid that protrudes through the stack, in which case heart flows from the fluid in the tube to a process module in the stack through the solid material of the heat exchange members. There is no need to take up space for fluid flow parallel to the process module. Because the heat exchange member is solid no fluid flows through it parallel to the covered surface of the processing module or modules.