Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Processes and products – Electrophoresis or electro-osmosis processes and electrolyte...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-31
2006-01-31
Nguyen, Nam (Department: 1753)
Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Processes and products
Electrophoresis or electro-osmosis processes and electrolyte...
C204S451000, C204S455000, C204S601000, C204S604000, C204S605000, C422S105000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06991713
ABSTRACT:
A technique processes a sample of biomolecular analyte. The technique uses an apparatus having a support assembly that receives and supports a test module, a load assembly that loads the sample of biomolecular analyte onto the test module, an electrophoresis assembly that applies a current to the test module such that components within the sample separate by electrophoresis, and a controller that controls operations of the load assembly and the electrophoresis assembly. The load assembly and the electrophoresis assembly are coupled to the support assembly. The controller controls the operation of the load assembly in an automated manner. Preferably, the test module includes a dielectric plate member having an upper planar surface and a lower planar surface that is spaced apart from and coplanar with the upper planar surface. The dielectric plate member has at least one set of channels that includes an injection channel and a separation channel. The injection channel extends from the upper planar surface to the lower planar surface. The separation channel extends within the dielectric plate member in a plane parallel with the upper and lower planar surfaces and intersects the injection channel.
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Adourian Aram S.
Ehrlich Daniel J.
Koutny Lance B.
Matsudaira Paul T.
Schmalzing Dieter R.
Barton Jeffrey
Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds P.C.
Nguyen Nam
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
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