Automated system for two-dimensional electrophoresis
First Claim
1. A method of detecting macromolecules in an electrophoresis gel which method comprises the steps of placing said gel in a porous holder having two major surfaces that are porous and an internal cavity with dimensions similar to said gel, suspending said gel in said porous holder in a solution or a sequence of solutions such that said macromolecules are rendered detectable, and detecting said macromolecules.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an integrated, fully automated, high-throughput system for two-dimensional electrophoresis comprised of gel-making machines, gel processing machines, gel compositions and geometries, gel handling systems, sample preparation systems, software and methods. The system is capable of continuous operation at high-throughput to allow construction of large quantitative data sets.
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1. A method of detecting macromolecules in an electrophoresis gel which method comprises the steps of placing said gel in a porous holder having two major surfaces that are porous and an internal cavity with dimensions similar to said gel, suspending said gel in said porous holder in a solution or a sequence of solutions such that said macromolecules are rendered detectable, and detecting said macromolecules.
- 2. A method of detecting macromolecules in an electrophoresis gel wherein said gel comprises two major surfaces, which method comprises the steps of placing said gel in a holder having an internal cavity with dimensions similar to said gel, suspending said gel in a solution or a sequence of solutions wherein said two major surfaces are exposed to said solution or sequence of solutions such that said macromolecules are rendered detectable, and detecting said macromolecules.
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4. A method of detecting macromolecules in an electrophoresis gel which method comprises the steps of placing said gel in a holder having an internal cavity with dimensions similar to said gel, suspending said gel in a sequence of solutions such that said macromolecules are rendered detectable, wherein said sequence of solutions are present in distinct containers, and detecting said macromolecules.
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