Patent ID: 9297783
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A reagent supplying device for supplying a reagent to a surface of a gel for use in electrophoresis analysis, the reagent supplying device comprising: a reagent applying tool which is a plate-shaped body, the reagent applying tool including: at least one reagent holding section which penetrates the reagent applying tool in a thickness direction and which holds a reagent by capillary action; and a reagent spreading section for spreading, on the surface of the gel, a reagent supplied from a lower-side opening of the reagent holding section when the reagent applying tool is placed on the gel, wherein a surface of the reagent applying tool facing the gel has an open section connected to a void formed between the reagent spreading section and the surface of the gel, and air in the void is pressed toward the open section by the reagent supplied from the lower-side opening of the reagent holding section.