ROTARY THERMOCYCLING APPARATUS

摘要

A rotary thermocycling apparatus, especially for biochemical reactions. The apparatus comprises a plurality of and especially at least four stations for receiving biochemical samples in a flat-bottomed container. Each station has a flat heated plate on which the container is placed and means to independently control the heated plate at a pre-determined temperature. The apparatus has means to move each flat-bottomed container from one station to another station in a pre-determined sequence. At least two of the stations have a heating unit adapted to be lowered over a container located on the station, and at least one station has a spray unit adapted to spray liquid reagents) into a container located at that one station. A method is also described. The apparatus is used in, for example, polymerase chain reactions.