GEL ELECTROPHORESIS WELL-FORMING AND LOADING-GUIDE COMB

摘要

A well-forming and loading-guide comb (10) for electrophoresis gels. The comb (10) includes a comb body (14), to which well-forming teeth (12) and a loading guide (16) are attached in an opposing fashion. The comb can be used with the teeth pointing downward into the gel to form sample wells in either vertical or horizontal electrophoresis gels. Upon hardening of the gel, the comb is once removed from the gels, leaving sample wells therein. The comb is then rotated 180 degrees, and notches in the case of vertical electrophoresis gels or L-shaped extensions (in the case of horizontal electrophoresis gels) of the loading guide are aligned with the sample wells so as to provide for easy guided access of a sample delivering instrument during the loading of samples into the wells.