High dynamic range apparatus for separation and detection of polynucleotide fragments
CA 2284888 A1 · Owner: Visible Genetics Inc. · Inventors: Zaleski, Henryk; Izmailov, Alexandre; Cassidy, James W.
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A high dynamic range apparatus for separation and detection of polynucleotide fragments has a housing adapted to receive an electrophoresis gel holder containing an electrophoresis gel loaded with fluorophore-labeled samples; one or more laser diodes for providing radiation of a frequency suitable for excitation of the fluorophore which irradiates an array of excitation/detection sites on the electrophoresis gel; an array of detectors aligned with the excitation/detection sites for collecting fluorescent emissions; and one or more components for increasing the dynamic range of the instrument by at least an order of magnitude. These components which can be , used individually or in …
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- Filed March 18, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 18, 2018.
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