Patent ID: 8053229

Claim:
A thermal cycler for at least one reaction mixture, comprising: a bearing element carrying the at least one reaction mixture; a heating element raising temperature of the at least one reaction mixture, the heating element comprising a housing, a carbon nanotube structure and a pair of electrodes, the carbon nanotube structure and the pair of electrodes being accommodated in the housing, the pair of electrodes being electrically connected to the carbon nanotube structure, wherein the housing defines a space and at least part of the carbon nanotube structure is suspended in the space and spaced from an inner surface of the housing; a reflective layer surrounding the inside of the housing to reflect heat generated from the carbon nanotube structure; a first cooling element cooling the temperature of the at least one reaction mixture; and a temperature controller electrically connected to the heating element and the first cooling element, the temperature controller controlling the operation of the heating element and the first cooling element.