Schuyler Mincemoyer
Capillary Electrophoresis
Block Diagram:
Vendors:
Walters, Biosystems, Beckman, Dionex, Bio-Rad
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The most expenisvie unit that I found was called Bio-Rad BioFocus 3000 Capillary Electrophoresis
System. It costs $17,499.99.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Bio-Rad-BioFocus-3000-Capillary-Electrophoresissystem_W0QQitemZ230429481142QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item35a6aa
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The least expensive unit that I found was on ebay. It costs $299 and was called APPLIED
BIOSYSTEMS 270A Capillary Electrophoresis System
http://cgi.ebay.com/APPLIED-BIOSYSTEMS-270A-Capillary-ElectrophoresisSys_W0QQitemZ400083283663QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5d26d26ec
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Articles:
Metal Cation Mediated-Capillary Electrophoresis of Nucleic Acids
Tao Li, Dapeng Zhang, Wenru Luo, Meiling Lu, Zhixin Wang, Yuling Song and Hailin Wang Anal.
Chem., 2010, 82 (2), pp 487–490
Low Concentrations of Surfactants Enhance Siderophore-Promoted Dissolution of Goethite
Naraya Carrasco, Ruben Kretzschmar, Marie-Laure Pesch, and Stephan M. Kraemer
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2007, 41 (10), pp 3633–3638
Free-Solution Oligonucleotide Separation in Nanoscale Channels
Sumita Pennathur, Fabio Baldessari, and Juan G. Santiago, Michael G. Kattah, Jonathan B. Steinman,
and Paul J. Utz
Anal. Chem., 2007, 79 (21), pp 8316–8322
Everyday Uses:
- Used to separate out specific proteins and nucleic acids
- Can also be used in a drug analysis type setting to isolate and detect specific drugs.