A detection chip, a using method for the same, and a reaction system. The detection chip includes a first substrate, a micro-cavity defining layer, and a heating electrode. The micro-cavity defining layer is on the first substrate and defines a plurality of micro-reaction chambers. The heating electrode is on the first substrate and is closer to the first substrate than the micro-cavity defining layer, and is configured to heat a plurality of micro-reaction chambers. The orthographic projection of the plurality of micro-reaction chambers on the first substrate is within the orthographic projection of the heating electrode on the first substrate.

An object of the present invention is to provide a bottle holder that is capable of facilitating the exchange of a bottle with a tube, and a biosafety cabinet having the bottle holder. In order to achieve the object, there is provided a bottle holder for a bottle that is used in a biosafety cabinet which has an operation space and is provided with a support rod lying across the operation space in a width direction, the holder including: a side holding portion that holds a side periphery of the bottle; a bottom holding portion that holds the vicinity of a bottle cap of the bottle and has a bottom opening which embraces the bottle cap; and an opening, which continues from the bottom opening to an upper surface, in the bottom holding portion and the side holding portion, in which the holder holds the bottle downward.

The reaction apparatus includes a cell in which a specimen liquid of 1 L or more is accommodated, a cooling plate structure that encloses the cell and consists of a cooling plate, a cooling unit that cools the cooling plate structure, and a heating unit that irradiates at least one of the cell or the specimen liquid with electromagnetic waves, in which the cooling plate configuring the cooling plate structure is in contact with at least two main surfaces of the cell, and the cooling plate structure includes a transparent window that transmits the electromagnetic waves.

A method for optimizing the heat transfer when performing target amplification of an assay fluid, comprising the steps of: (i) moving assay fluid through at least one channel disposed along an underside surface of a disposable cartridge of a diagnostic assay test device such that the fluid collects in a amplification region of the channel; (ii) heating the amplification region of the assay channel to heat the assay fluid; (iii) interposing a conformal material between the underside surface of a disposable cartridge and the RF heater, and (iv) applying a contact pressure between the underside surface of a disposable cartridge and the RF heater.

A thermal cycler device is provided, including an annular conveying element having a circular conveying path, a plurality of slide plate device holding elements, a plurality of heating blocks, a pressing element and a cooling device. The annular conveying element operates in stages, such that the slide plate device holding elements move along the circular conveying path while carrying a plurality of slide plate devices. When each slide plate device holding element moves to the corresponding heating block, the annular conveying element stops operating and the pressing element performs the pressing process, such that each slide plate device contacts the corresponding heating block for heat transfer.

There is provided plate equipped with a mechanism to facilitate determination of the amount of a fluid added to or removed from a well in the plate. Other embodiments are also described.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for self-contained nucleic acid preparation, amplification, and analysis.

A heater for a microfluidic test card is disclosed herein. In a general example embodiment, a test card for analyzing a fluid sample includes at least one substrate layer including a microchannel extending through at least a portion of one of the substrate layers, and a printed substrate layer that is bonded to or printed on one substrate layer of the at least one substrate layer. The printed substrate layer includes a heater printed on the printed substrate layer so as to align with at least a portion of the microchannel. The heater includes two electrodes aligned on opposite sides of the microchannel, and a plurality of heater bars electrically connecting the two electrodes. The plurality of heater bars includes a central heater bar disposed between outer heater bars.

Temperature-controllable reagent cartridges and systems for controlling the temperature in such reagent cartridges are provided. An example such system may include a reagent cartridge having reagent reservoirs located at least in part within an interior plenum volume of a cartridge housing. In such an example system, each reagent reservoir may be defined, in part, by a sidewall, and a first reagent reservoir may be spaced apart from a second reagent reservoir to form a fluid flow passage between corresponding sidewalls thereof. A fluid inlet through the cartridge housing may be provided that fluidically connects the interior plenum volume with a fluid supply port of a temperature control system of an analysis instrument when the reagent cartridge is received by the analysis instrument; a fluid outlet through the cartridge housing that fluidically connects the interior plenum volume with a fluid return port of the temperature control system may also be provided.

The present invention provides, among other things, the devices and methods that can rapidly change or cycle (i.e. heat and cool) a sample temperature with high speed, less heating energy, high energy efficiency, a compact and simplified apparatus (e.g. handheld), easy and fast operation, and/or low cost.