Patent ID: 7824532
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: B01D,G01N

Abstract:
1. A disposable cassette for conducting electrophoresis, wherein the cassette comprises: i) an enclosed chamber having a top wall, a bottom wall, two side walls, a first end wall and a second end wall, wherein; ii) an anode located within either the second region or the first region iii) a cathode located within either the second region or the first region, provided that the anode and the cathode are not together in the same region; and iv) an electrophoresis gel matrix, said electrophoresis gel matrix comprising one or more wells located below the apertures; wherein the electrophoresis gel matrix substantially occupies the first region, the second region and the third region, and wherein at least a portion of the anode is in contact with the electrophoresis gel matrix; and wherein the cassette further comprises a matrix, wherein the matrix is in contact with the cathode, and the matrix comprises at least one water sparingly soluble salt; and wherein during the electrophoresis the electrophoresis gel matrix comprises at least one water sparingly soluble salt ion.