Partially disposable electrophoresis device

摘要

The invention relates to a partially disposable electrophoresis device, with a simple and therefore very low cost configuration. More specifically, the invention consists of two assemblies. A first assembly (10), disposable, that comprises that a tank (11) made of thin plastic containing the agarose gel (12), and a lid (13). This tank does not incorporate the platinum wire electrodes or electrical connections. Optionally, the base of the tank (11) has points or protrusions (16) that make it possible to position the gel (12) thus eliminating the need for a gel-carrying tray. A second assembly of elements (20), non-disposable, consists of an inner lid (21) that does incorporate the platinum wire electrodes, an external lid (23) that incorporates electrical connections through connectors (27), (27') and cables (28), (28') for connection to the DC supply and an outer lower tray (24).