Polyacrylamide gel strengthener makes gels stronger and more resistant to tearing without compromising electrophoretic performance
The introduction of Molecular Probes's new Rhinohide polyacrylamide gel strengthener has improved upon classic polyacrylamide gel technology.
The product is now available in the UK and Ireland from Cambridge BioScience.
Gels cast with Rhinohide are much stronger, providing easier handling and resistance to tearing without compromising electrophoretic performance.
Rhinohide is especially suitable for use in low percentage gels, large format gels, and gels subject to multiple staining and handling steps.
Rhinohide is said to be extremely simple to use.
It can be added directly to a standard polyacrylamide gel recipe or is available in kit form.
Kits include pre-measured acrylamide/bis-acrylamide and Rhinohide in buffer to make a 30% solution.
Gels supplemented with Rhinohide show resolution capabilities comparable with traditional SDS-Page gels giving clear, focussed bands.
Their excellent transparency allows image viewing and scanning of fluorescently stained gels with minimal background interference.
Rhinohide gels are compatible with silver and Coomassie blue staining and are the perfect companion to Molecular Probes's Sypro Ruby, Pro-Q Emerald and Pro-Q Diamond fluorescent stains for the detection of total protein, glycoproteins and phosphoproteins, respectively.
