Highly automated capillary electrophoresis system
US11442038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0498
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention is an improved multiplex capillary electrophoresis instrument or module with at least four and preferably six user-accessible vertically stacked drawers. An x-z stage moves samples from the user accessible drawers to the capillary array for analysis. An additional mechanical stage moves the array from side-to-side. The x-z stage, coupled with the additional array stage allows the system to sample all wells of a 384 well plate with a 96-capillary array. A computer program allows users to add capillary electrophoresis jobs to a queue corresponding to the analysis of rows or plates of samples without stopping or interrupting runs in progress.
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