Patent ID: 9170028
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: B01L,C12M,F24H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for thermally cycling a material, comprising: a microfluidic heat exchanger comprising one or more wells for receiving one or more samples to be thermally cycled and further comprising a porous medium, a first inlet channel, and a second inlet channel; a first tank for holding fluid at a first temperature, the first tank coupled to the first inlet channel of the microfluidic heat exchanger; a second tank for holding fluid at a second temperature, the second tank coupled to the second inlet channel of the microfluidic heat exchanger, the second temperature greater than the first temperature; a valve coupled to the first tank and the second tank; and a pump coupled to the valve, wherein the pump is configured to pump fluid from the first tank through the first inlet channel into the porous medium of the microfluidic heat exchanger when the valve is in a first position such that fluid within the porous medium is pumped out of the second inlet channel, and wherein the pump is configured to pump fluid from the second tank through the second inlet channel into the porous medium of the microfluidic heat exchanger when the valve is in a second position such that fluid within the porous medium is pumped out of the first inlet channel.