Integrated system for electro-blotting

US9945810B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GE Healthcare Bio-Science AB · US

Inventors

• Urban Jonsson Axelsson · Uppsala, SE
• Lars Hammarstrand · Uppsala, SE
• Girish Kittur · Bengaluru, IN
• Shekar Ambepu · Bengaluru, IN
• Bharath Subrahmanya · Bengaluru, IN
• Mahesh Bhat · Kanchinakote, IN
• Kalyana Chakravarthy Duggirala · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 21, 2014
• Grant date: Apr 17, 2018
• Expiry date: Jan 31, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N27/44739
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An integrated system for performing electro-blotting, probing and drying of the membrane is disclosed. The integrated system comprises a transfer unit for receiving one or more transfer sandwich holder. Each transfer sandwich holder holding a transfer sandwich comprises a gel member and the membrane. The transfer unit is configured to transfer samples from the gel member to the membrane. The integrated system also includes a probing unit for receiving the membrane therewithin. The membrane is exposed to a plurality of antibodies for binding with the samples in the membrane. A drying unit is also present for drying the membrane with hot air.