Capillary electrophoresis using clear coated capillary tubes
AssigneeQiagen Sciences, LLC
InventorVarouj Amirkhanian
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Abstract
A capillary tube having a hard, optically clear external coating or cladding. In one embodiment, the external clear coating comprises hard-fluoropolymer. The hard-fluoropolymer coating bonds to the fused silica glass, providing higher strength and superior static fatigue performance resulting in vastly improved bending flexibility. The thin hard-fluoropolymer coating of capillaries provides higher initial tensile strength, longer lifetime (resistance to stress corrosion or static fatigue) and superior ability to transmit excitation light and emitted light directly through the coating for fluorescence based detection.
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A capillary tube, comprising:
- a longitudinal transparent tubular body defining a bore;
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- a clear transparent hard coating on the body, allowing light to transmit between the bore and external of the transparent hard coating through the hard coating, wherein the transparent hard coating comprises a clear hard-coated polymer, wherein the hard-coated polymer comprises a fluoropolymer material.
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