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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1999
Yoram Liran, Rehovot, IL;
Michael Tal, Bilu, IL;
Integrated Genetic Devices, Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Abstract
An electrophoretic system for real time analysis of a plurality of samples each containing at least one biopolymer is disclosed. The system includes (a) a holder for holding a plurality of removable gel cassettes, the holder supporting a plurality of electrode pairs electrically connectable to an external power source; (b) the plurality of removable gel cassettes each having an open top end and a bottom end and being designed for containing a gel slab therein, wherein each pair of the plurality of electrode pairs serves for creating a voltage gradient in a single gel slab, such that electrophoretic separation of the at least one biopolymer of each of the plurality of samples is effectable thereby; (c) a plurality of detector assemblies each including a plurality of detection units, each of the plurality of detector assemblies being intimately positionable at a region of one of the plurality of removable gel cassettes corresponding to a portion of the gel slab, each of the plurality of detector assemblies being for collecting information pertaining to at least one property of at least one biopolymer from the portion of the gel slab, whereas each of the plurality of detection units of a single detector assembly of the plurality of detector assemblies serves for collecting information pertaining to at least one property of at least one biopolymer in a subregion of the portion of the gel slab.