Patent ID: 7273749

Claim:
A container for holding a fluidic biological sample while undergoing nucleic acid amplification, the container consisting of: a receiving portion having a first volume, the receiving portion being adapted to receive the biological sample therein; and a reaction portion consisting of a capillary tube that is closed at one end, has an inner diameter selected from the range of about 0.25 mm to about 1.0 mm, and a capillary tube wall about 0.1 mm thick, said reaction portion being in fluidic communication with the receiving portion such that the biological sample placed in the receiving portion can travel to the reaction portion, the reaction portion having an internal volume not greater than a second volume, the second volume being less than the first volume and not greater than 1 milliliter, said reaction portion comprised of material having a thermal conductivity in the range from about 20 to about 35 in accordance with the formula: ( cal ⁢ ⁢ cm cm 2 ⁢ s ⁢ ⁢ degree ⁢ ⁢ C . ⁢ ) × 10 4 .