Patent ID: 7989215

Claim:
A method for eluting, from a gel, an analyte separated along a separation direction in said gel, the gel being arranged in an electrophoresis retainer, comprising the steps of: moving an apparatus for forming a plurality of elution-wells along a separation direction of the gel onto said gel, the apparatus comprises a top plate and one or more multiwell templates comprising a body having a plurality of open-ended chambers along the separation direction, each said chamber being defined by one or more walls, the one or more multiwell templates being arranged in the top plate such that it extends from the bottom surface thereof; securing the top plate in a predetermined position on top of the electrophoresis retainer and so that the one or more multiwell templates, when the top plate is arranged in position on the electrophoresis retainer, comes into contact with and compresses the gel to form a plurality of elution-wells along the separation direction of the gel with the gel forming a base and the individual well templates of the multiwell templates defining the walls of the wells; adding a liquid reagent to the one or more of said wells to form a liquid analyte reagent mixture, wherein the liquid analyte reagent mixture is capable of solubilising the analyte; and transferring said liquid analyte reagent mixture to a second vessel by either manual or automatic means.