serva Blue Series - Introduction

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2 Introduction
The HPE
TM
BlueHorizon is a flatbed system for horizontal electrophoresis. Main
applications are isoelectric focusing (IEF), 2D PAGE, SDS PAGE and the separation
of nucleic acids in polyacrylamide gels.
The stable and easy-to-clean metal housing allows a space-saving positioning of the
power supply on top. The system is cost-saving, because it works without buffer
chambers. Instead, fabric wicks are soaked with concentrated electrophoresis
buffers.
The integrated drawer holds the cooling plate that is connected to the SERVA HPE™
Cooling Unit (cat. no. HPE-CU1). The cooling plate is made from a special ceramic
material (maximum gel size 260 x 205 mm) for efficient heat conductance down to 4
°C resulting in rapid and straight migration and therefore highly focused spots and
bands.
The electrode lid comes with one pair of platinum electrodes. They can be installed to
three electrode positions serving a wide variety of different gel sizes. A lid with triple
electrodes for bi-directional electrophoresis is available optional.
With the drawer / lid arrangement, the plastic-backed gels are protected from dust
and light during the run to avoid photo-bleaching of fluorescent labels.
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