Patent ID: 6734401
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B01L,B03C,F27B,F27D,G01N,H05B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of conducting a thermal cycling process comprising:providing a device comprising a plurality of process chambers, each process chamber of the plurality of process chambers defining a volume for containing sample material; providing a base plate comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a thermal structure; locating a first major surface of the device in contact with the top surface of the base plate, wherein at least some process chambers of the plurality of process chambers are in thermal communication with the thermal structure when the device is in contact with the top surface of the base plate; providing sample material in the plurality of process chambers; and controlling the temperature of the thermal structure by directing electromagnetic energy at the bottom surface of the base plate while rotating the base plate and the device about the axis of rotation, whereby the temperature of the sample material is controlled.