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DNA base sequencer

  • US 5,552,322 A
  • Filed: 09/28/1994
  • Issued: 09/03/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a DNA base sequencer comprising a flat plate type gel electrophoretic means that has a multiple of tracks for electrophoresing DNA fragments and which is held in a vertical position, a light exciting laser light applying means that applies laser light to the respective tracks in said electrophoretic means from one lateral side thereof in such a way that it crosses said tracks at right angles, and a fluorescence detecting means that detects the fluorescence as generated from the DNA fragments illuminated with the laser light and which converts the detected fluorescence to an electric signal, the improvement wherein said fluorescence detecting means comprises an index-distributed lens array, a filter and a solid-state imaging device.

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