Patent ID: 6547943
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A capillary electrophoresis system for providing simultaneous multiple analysis of a sample, said system comprising:at least one assembly of capillaries, said at least one assembly comprising a plurality of capillaries having first and second capillary ends and being held in a spaced relationship relative to one another at a point proximate to said first capillary ends, a cross-section of said first capillary ends defining a minimum bounding polygon having a footprint, the footprint having a major dimension; and a container comprising at least one compartment having an opening and a bottom, and configured to hold a single body of liquid; wherein said at least one assembly is positioned such that the first capillary ends of said plurality of capillaries extend through said opening and into said at least one compartment to thereby simultaneously contact a single body of liquid, when said liquid is contained therein.