Cassette for electrophoretic gels
US6413402B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N27/44704
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved cassette for use in the formation of an electrophoretic gel comprises two plates with substantially planar walls having two sides and two ends so arranged in a side by side spaced apart array to form a gel receiving space between them. A plurality of dividing ribs on one or each of the walls extend from a first end of the wall or walls substantially parallel to at least one of the sides thereof to a rib base end. The ribs extend into the space so as to subdivide at least one end of the space into a plurality of substantially parallel wells. A plurality of holes extend through at least one of the walls of the cassette located at or adjacent the base of the dividing rib and aligned with the rib. The arrangement of holes allow sufficient current flow to replace that lost due to the dividing ribs. The structure retains the advantage of having solid dividing walls which are considerably more resilient than dividing walls made from fingers of gel even when reinforced with pegs or projections, and yet by virtue of the provision of a hole at the base of the ribs allows sufficient current flow at the base of each rib that the current flow through the space is substantially unifo…
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