APPARATUS FOR PREPARING GELS FOR USE IN ELECTROPHORETIC SEPARATIONS AND SIMILAR APPLICATIONS

摘要

An apparatus for the rapid preparation of electrophoresis gels comprises: a) a housing; b) a support fixture removably disposed within the housing and adapted to receive a gel holder having an internal gel compartment, the support fixture being optionally adapted to permit filling of the gel holder within the housing; c) an optional injection system, which is connectible to a reservoir for holding a polymerizable solution; d) an optional solution connector adapted to couple the injection system to a gel holder placed within the filling fixture; e) an optional controller for the injection system, which causes the injection system to inject polymerizable solution from the reservoir into the gel compartment; and f) a radiation source disposed within the housing in a location effective to irradiate polymerizable solution within the gel compartment of a gel holder in the support fixture. The support fixture may be mounted on a drawer which is slidable between a position inside the housing, and a position outside the housing to permit easy placement of a gel holder into the support fixture.