DescriptionTheversatile,easy-to-useMini-PROTEANTetracellisidealforverticalminigelelectrophoresis.Thiselectrophoresiscellaccommodates1 4handcastorReadyGelprecastgels,providingflexibilityforyourresearchneeds.TheMini-PROTEANTetracelleliminatestediousassemblyprocedures,andhasapatentedsealingmechanism*thatpreventsassemblyerrors.Usethiselectrophoresiscellfor: Runningupto4minigelsinlessthananhour Running2-Dgelsinlessthanaday Processingdiscoveryprojects Screeningnewsamples EvaluatingsamplepreparationconditionsCastingAdvantages Groundglassplateswithpermanentlybondedspacersandimprovedcastinggasketsguaranteeperfectalignmentandleakproofcasting Castingframes**withsimplecamclosureprovideprecisionalignmentonanyflatsurface Side-by-sidecastingstand**allowsaccesstobothgelssimultaneously,andthespring-loadedlevercreatesatightsealagainstthethermoplasticrubbergasket Plasticcombs**donotinhibitpolymerizationandhavebuilt-inridgestoeliminateaircontactduringgelcastingforuniformgelpolymerization Glassplatesandcombsarelabeledwiththicknessandnumberofwellsforinstantidentification ThickglassspacerplatesreducebreakageLoadingandRunningInnovations Patentedsampleloadingguides***preventskippedorrepeatedloadinglanes Cellruns1 4gelsusing2runningmodulesModularCellsforManyApplicationsInterchangeablemodulesconvertaMini-PROTEANTetracellfromoneapplicationtoanother.Eachmodulefitsintothesamebuffertankandlidtoformacompletecell.Thetwomodularconfigurationsare: Mini-PROTEANTetraelectrophoresiscell forrunninghandcastorprecastPAGEandSDS-PAGEgels MiniTrans-Blotelectrophoresiscell forwesternblottingConfiguringYourOwnElectrophoresisCellYoucanchooseoneofthepresetconfigurationsbyorderingcatalog#165-8000(10-well,0.75mm)or#165-8001(10-well,1.0mm).Toconfigureyourownelectrophoresiscell,ordertheMini-PROTEANTetracell(catalog#165-8004)andselectacastingmodulefromtheorderinginformation.*U.S.patent6,436,262.**U.S.patent6,162,342.***U.S.patent5,656,145.SpecificationsNumberofgels1 4PrecastgelsReadyGelprecastgelsHandcastgelsCastusingMini-PROTEANspacerplatesGelsize(WxL)Precast:8.6x6.8cmHandcast:8.3x7.3cmGlassplatesize(WxL) Shortplate10.1x7.3cmSpacerplate10.1x8.2cmTotalbuffervolumefor2gels700mlTotalbuffervolumefor4gels1,000mlTypicalruntimesforSDS-PAGE35 45min(at200Vconstant)RecommendedPowerSupplyPowerPacBasicorPowerPacHC(HighCurrent)Dimensions(WxLxH)12x16x18cmWeight1kg(2.2lb)