The Electrophoresis Slide

摘要

Gel electrophoresis has been a mainstay in laboratories for decades. Developed in 1809 by a gentleman named Reuss, early procedures used sucrose and starch before the introduction of acrylamide gels in 1959 by Samuel Lewis and Raymond Weintraub. Today, companies offer new products that streamline an already familiar workflow with digital technology, advanced reagents and better designs. New hardware can improve efficiency and turn leaky gels into a distant memory. The Bio-Rad Mini-PROTEAN~R Tetra system for leakproof mini format vertical gel electrophoresis can run up to 4 mini gels in less than an hour or 2-D gels in less than a day. A patented silicon rubber sealing mechanism prevents leaks that are common for vertical gel electrophoresis and handcast gels. It is easy to switch from running polyacrylamide and sodium dodecyl sulfate gels to performing electrophoretic transfer for Western blotting.