METHOD AND DETECTOR FOR SEPARATION PROCESSES

摘要

This invention comprises, on one hand, a method of detecting and quantifying components separated by capillary electrophoresis or other technique using thin capillaries in the separation, and on the other hand, an apparatus for performing this detection. The method comprises irradiating the whole or large parts of the capillary at short time intervals and detecting the fluorescence originating from the sample components, preferably by a so-called CCD detector (charge coupled device). Thereby an instantaneous image of the progress of the separation process is obtained.