Claims
- 1. A gradient mixer for the preparation of immobilized pH-gradient gels which comprises
- (A) a first temperature-controlled circulating air oven (7) comprising
- (a) a glass syringe (4) fitted with a plunger and an output flexible tube, and being adapted to receive a basic or an acidic gel;
- (b) a glass syringe (5) fitted with a plunger and adapted to receive a basic or an acidic gel, provided that if syringe (4) contains a basic gel, then syringe (5) contains an acidic gel, and vice versa;
- (c) a magnetic mixer (6) adapted to mix said basic and acidic gels;
- (d) a load screw (3) driven by a motor (1) at a speed determined by a motor speed controller (2) having an upper limit switch (15) and a stop point (low limit) switch (17), load screw (3) being adapted to depress the respective plungers of the syringes (4) and (5) and eject said basic and acidic gels from the respective syringes (4) and (5);
- (e) a rotatable three way valve (14) connecting syringes (4) and (5);
- (f) an air jet gun (10) adapted to heat said oven (7); and
- (g) a temperature controller and indicator (12) adapted to control the temperature of said oven (7);
- (B) a second temperature-controlled circulating air oven (8) comprising
- (a) a cassette (9) adapted to receive molten gel directly from syringe (4) via said output flexible tube, and to receive a mixed solution of said basic and acidic gels via said syringe (5), said valve (14), syringe (4) and said output flexible tube, the volume of said mixed solution being controlled by said upper limit switch (15) and said stop point (low limit) switch (17);
- (b) an air jet gun (11) adapted to heat said oven (8); and
- (c) a temperature controller and indicator (13) adapted to control the temperature of said oven (8); and
- (C) an electric switching board (18) adapted to monitor said gradient mixer.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional application of Ser. No. 08/067,617, filed May 27, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,430,099
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