Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Marcus Gassmann

Manfred Berndt

A microfluidic assembly () has at least one microfluidic flow path () and at least one inlet port () coupled to the flow path (). The microfluidic assembly () has a first microfluidic device () that executes a microfluidic process and has a second microfluidic device (). The microfluidic assembly () has an interface (). The interface () couples the first microfluidic device () and the second microfluidic device ().

Microfluidic assembly with coupled microfluidic devices

A medium is provided, being adapted to be applied in electrophoretic separation of nucleic acids. The medium comprises a staining reagent adapted to stain nucleic acids. Said medium further comprises a urea derivative, adapted to interact with said staining reagent and thereby providing an enhanced staining of said nucleic acids. Further, an electrophoresis device is provided, adapted to perform electrophoretic separation of nucleic acids, comprising the before medium and comprising electrodes for applying an electrical field across the medium. A method to perform electrophoresis using the before electrophoresis device and medium is provided.

Medium for enhanced staining of single strand nucleic acids in electrophoresis

A method for handling samples in a microfluidic system is described. The microfluidic system includes an injection channel fluidically coupled to an injection point adapted for injecting an amount of fluid, a first sample well containing a first sample, the first sample well being fluidically coupled with the injection channel, and a second sample well containing a second sample, the second sample well being fluidically coupled with the injection channel. The method includes moving the second sample from the second sample well towards the first sample well.

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Karlsruhe, Germany

Marcus Gassmann