Assertion: gel | /r/CapableOf | serve to maintain finished separation
Facets:
value: simply
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Gels suppress the thermal convection caused by the application of the electric field, and can also act as a sieving medium, retarding the passage of molecules; gels can also simply serve to maintain the finished separation so that a post electrophoresis stain can be applied.