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US 9,097,663 B2Granted
Gel electrophoresis, imaging, and analysis methods, devices, systems, and materials
AssigneeLife Technologies Corporation
InventorsTimothy Updyke, Paul Predki, Evangeline Gonzalez, Randall Lowe, Tad Simons
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Abstract
The present teachings provide methods, devices, systems, and materials for performing electrophoresis in an automated fashion. The electrophoresis system may simultaneously image gel during an electrophoresis run. In some embodiments, the electrophoresis system may analyze an imaged gel during or after electrophoresis. The device may comprise a gel processing system, a gel illumination system, an image capture system, and an image analysis all housed within a housing.
Claims21
A gel electrophoresis device comprising:
- a housing;
- a gel processing system said gel processing system comprising at least one, optionally more than one, gel holder configured to hold a gel cassette in a vertical orientation, and at least one, optionally more than one, buffer reservoir;
- a gel illumination system;
- an image capture system, said image capture system being configured to provide real time imaging of at least one electrophoresis gel during an electrophoresis run, wherein said real-time imaging comprises simultaneously imaging a gel, visible or fluorescent bands, and migration of the visible or fluorescent bands;
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- an image analysis system;
- wherein the gel processing system, the gel illumination system, the image capture system, and the image analysis system are all housed within the housing, and wherein the systems are operably associated and automated.
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