Patent ID: 6355709
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A composition for separating analytes by capillary electrophoresis, the composition comprising:a charge-carrying component; a sieving component comprising an uncrosslinked polymer; and a surface interaction component comprising one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of N,N-disubstituted polyacrylamide and N-substituted polyacrylamide, wherein said N substituents are selected from the group consisting of C1 to C3 alkyl, halo-substituted C1 to C3 alkyl, methoxy-substituted C1 to C3 alkyl, and hydroxyl-substituted C1 to C3 alkyl; wherein the sieving component and the surface interaction component are the same or different; and wherein the composition does not include a crosslinked polymer gel.