PDE Modeling of a Microfluidic Thermal Process for Genetic Analysis Application

Figure 6

Steady-state temperature distribution of the cross-section of the chip calculated by the FEM. The axis of symmetry is along the left vertical side. The lines bound four domains assigned to the thermals conductivities of glass, PDMS, and water. The glass plates and PDMS layer are 1.1 mm thick and 254 m thick, respectively. The thin rectangle on the left defines the PCR chamber. The heater is located at the point of the highest temperature in red.