Electroblotting device

An electroblotting system comprising:

• a base including a current source;
• and
• a cassette configured to receive a membrane and a material impregnated with at least one of proteins or nucleic acids, the cassette being connectable to said base such that a current from said current source is passable through the cassette to cause at least some of said proteins or nucleic acids to be transferred from said impregnated material to said membrane, the cassette having:
• a first portion;
• a second portion configured to be releasably coupled to said first portion;
• and
• an actuator configured such that, when said second portion is coupled to said first portion, manual depression of said actuator causes said second portion to be decoupled from said first portion.

A method for using an electroblotting system comprising:

• accessing a cassette having a first portion, a second portion and a coupling mechanism releasably coupling said first portion to said second portion, the cassette further including an actuator operatively coupled to said coupling mechanism;
• manually depressing said actuator to cause said coupling mechanism to release said first portion relative to said second portion.
• positioning a membrane and a material impregnated with at least one of proteins or nucleic acids in said cassette;
• securing said first and second portions together;
• and
• connecting said cassette to a base such that a current is passable through the cassette to cause at least some of said proteins or nucleic acids to be transferred from said impregnated material to said membrane.

A method for using an electroblotting system comprising:

• accessing a cassette having a rail or a slot;
• positioning a membrane and a material impregnated with at least one of proteins or nucleic acids in the cassette;
• accessing a base having the other one of a rail or a slot;
• and
• coupling the cassette to the base while the rail is slidably positioned in the slot such that after coupling the cassette to the base a current is passable through the cassette to cause at least some of said proteins or nucleic acids to be transferred from said impregnated material to said membrane.

A method for using an electroblotting system comprising:

• accessing a cassette having a cassette component;
• positioning a membrane and a material impregnated with at least one of proteins or nucleic acids in the cassette;
• accessing a base having a base component;
• manually connecting the cassette to the base such that during the connecting step the cassette is magnetically attracted to the base with sufficient force to be manually detected.

A method for using an electroblotting system comprising:

• accessing a base including a base electrical connector;
• accessing a cassette including a cassette electrical connector, wherein one of said base electrical connector or said cassette electrical connector is a male connector and the other one of said base electrical connector or said cassette electrical connector is a female connector;
• positioning a membrane and a material impregnated with at least one of proteins or nucleic acids in the cassette;
• and
• coupling the cassette to the base such that the female electrical connector receives the male electrical connector therein to electrically couple the base and the cassette such that a current is passable through the cassette to cause at least some of said proteins or nucleic acids to be transferred from said impregnated material to said membrane.