A new vertical gel system and blotting unit which incorporates an internal cooling coil for direct cooling of the buffer to enhance gel and blot resolution
The TV 400 dual maxi vertical gel system which accommodates up to twenty 20cm gels, features a new gel running module (GRM) providing benefits such as an ultra soft silicone seal ensuring an excellent leak tight seal between the glass plates and the inner buffer chamber, a simple three screw gel clamp to facilitate quick, time-saving assembly and disassembly, and finger lugs to enable safe and secure removal from the tank and transportation around the laboratory.
The electro blotting module, which is designed to be used with the same tank for added convenience, also features top and bottom clamps and locking lugs on the 'gel sandwich' which eliminates the need to turn the 'gel sandwich' through 90deg prior to use and ensures a positive fit into the module.
Also, recesses in the feet of the module lock into lugs in the tank walls to provide stability.
Other features and benefits include a new parallel clamping mechanism which imparts even pressure onto the gel cassette or glass plates preventing lane distortion.
In addition, gels are fully submerged in the running buffer during electrophoresis evenly distributing the heat generated and limiting band distortion.
To further enhance resolution or to reduce run times, additional cooling can be provided in the super-cooled tank option, the TV100K.
The unit can also be connected to a re- circulating chiller, the K-Electro 4, which will keep the temperature of the running buffer below room temperature.
The TV400 system, which is CE compliant and produced to manufacturing standards recognised and awarded ISO9002 certification, is ideally suited for protein and nucleic acid separations, SDS-Page, preparative, peptide and gradient pore separations.
