Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
Automated two-dimensional electrophoresis apparatus and instrument constituting the apparatus
The present invention is to provide a sample separation instrument used in a sample separation apparatus which includes: holding means for holding a first medium supporter which supports a first medium; and driving means for moving fixing means or the holding means in a direction parallel or perpendicular to a plane whose sides extend in the first direction and in the second directions. The sample separation instrument includes an insulator for storing a second medium which allows a sample separated in the first medium in the first direction to be further separated in the second direction different from the first direction, wherein: the insulator includes a first opening and a second opening each of which defines the second direction in which the second medium is electrified, and the second opening has a shape which allows the first medium containing the separated sample to be attached to the second medium along the first direction. The present invention realizes automation of the two-dimensional electrophoresis to enhance the convenience of the two-dimensional electrophoresis, to less depend on the operator's skill, and to enhance the reproducibility of the electrophoresis result.
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Toppan Printing Co., Ltd
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G01N
inventional
Keisuke Yasuhiro Yoshio Hiroyuki Atsunori Kenji Kouhei Koji Satonari Katsuyoshi Yutaka Chie Isao Yuji Kazuyoshi Kisho Hideki Ichiji
Usui Ogawa Suzuki Fukui Hiratsuka Yokoyama Yodoya Sakairi Akutsu Takahashi Unuma Hayashida Karube Maruo Yano Shiseki Kinoshita Namatame