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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1995
Robert L Brumley, Mazomanie, WI (US);
John A Luckey, Mazomanie, WI (US);
GeneSys Technologies, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting fluorescently-labeled molecules moving in an electrophoretic separation medium. The apparatus utilizes a scanning detection system in which multiple fluorophores are efficiently and simultaneously detected using dichroic mirrors to allow simultaneous detection of fluorescently-labeled molecules in ultrathin gels labeled with several fluorophores and to permit operation at speeds ten times faster than prior art gel separations. The apparatus also utilizes a detection system where lightweight collection optics are in motion while detection optics are fixed in a remote location, thereby allowing exceptionally high-speed scanning.