Hewlett-packard Company

Catherine A Keely-Templin

Hongfeng Yin

Douglass McManigill

Robert R Holloway

A wide-bore capillary electrophoresis apparatus for the analysis of analyte ions is provided. The apparatus has a wide-bore capillary that has a restriction zone at one or more ends. The capillary has an inlet end and an outlet end and an opening at each of said ends. The restriction zone is capable of providing fluid communication between the wide bore and the opening at said end. The restriction zone includes a narrow bore extending to the opening and a transition zone providing gradual change of bore diameter from the wide bore to the narrow bore. The apparatus further has a buffer source to supply buffer to the inlet end of the capillary and a power supply for supplying power to drive buffer and analyte ions through the capillary. During CE, electrodes provide electrical communication between the power supply and the inlet end and the outlet end and apply a voltage differential between said ends.

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Los Altos, CA, United States of America

Catherine A Keely-Templin