Patent ID: 8747637
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of separating nucleic acids comprising: a. mixing a platinum nano-particle dispersion in a buffer resulting in a nano-buffer suspension, wherein the nano-particle sizes range from about 3 to 22 nm; b. mixing separation matrix powder in the nano-buffer suspension; c. heating the separation matrix-nano-buffer suspension until the matrix is melted; d. cooling the separation matrix-nano-buffer suspension until the matrix is gelled, wherein the cooled separation matrix does not exhibit an absorbance peak within the wavelength range of 450 nm to 600 nm; e. loading nucleic acid samples into the gelled matrix; and, f. electrophoresing the nucleic acid samples into the gelled matrix at a low voltage, wherein the electric field is less than about 200 V/cm.