Re: [DIYbio] Re: Low cost PCR(under development)

On 06/30/2014 07:45 PM, Cory Tobin wrote:
> Imagine putting your hand in a 100C oven vs putting
> your hand on a 100C frying pan.

No, the comparison analogy to make is riding a motorcycle with
no jacket in the desert. You overheat rapidly.
Forced air, not still air -- vigorous flow for high delta T.


On 06/30/2014 08:01 PM, Simon Quellen Field wrote:> if your heater has to heat and cool the aluminum as well as the sample, the
problem you are trying to solve is exacerbated, not
> alleviated

Yes. Since we are dealing with often very small sample sizes, I am planning a machine
for those. It may need better than usual vials to conduct well and work at high delta T
rates.

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