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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for heating or cooling which thermally isolates cells better, where a liquid to be heated or cooled is contained. SOLUTION: The device is used for heating or cooling multiple single chamber containers or a multi-chamber container. The device includes a single heat or cold source providing a source of heat or cold; heat exchange elements in thermal communication with the heat or cold source and extending away from the heat or cold source; and a thermal barrier between each of the heat exchange elements, to thermally isolate the heat exchange elements from each other. Each heat exchange element is thermally associated with one or more chambers which are different from one or more chambers associated with other heat exchange elements, in order to thermally isolate the chambers from each other. Preferably, the container is a sample or reagent container used in a clinical analyzer, such as a multi-chamber reaction cuvette or a multi-chamber microtiter plate. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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