Patent ID: 8808647
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B01L

Abstract:
1. A multi-well plate comprising an array of wells for thermal treatment of chemical or biological samples, each of the wells comprising: a bottom opening; a bottom wall sealing the bottom opening; an upper opening; inner side walls extending from the bottom opening to the upper opening; a protrusion extending from the inner side walls into the well forming an intermediate section having a first cross-sectional area and located at a height h a low-thermal-resistance sample chamber with a second cross-sectional area is formed between the bottom opening and the protrusion; and a high-thermal-resistance upper air chamber with a third cross-sectional area is formed between the protrusion and the upper opening, wherein the first cross-sectional area is less than the third cross-sectional area and the second cross-sectional area.