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Visual Detection of Multiple Nucleic Acids in a Capillary Array
Published on: November 15, 2017
Capillary array isoelectric focusing with laser-induced fluorescence detection: milli-pH unit resolution and
Oluwatosin O Dada1, Lauren M Ramsay, Jane A Dickerson
1Chemistry Department, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1700, USA.
Abstract:
We report a multiplexed capillary electrophoresis system employing an array of 32 capillaries with a micromachined sheath-flow cuvette as the detection chamber. The sample streams were simultaneously excited with a 473-nm laser beam, and the fluorescence emission was imaged on a CCD camera with a pair of doublet achromat lens. The instrument produced mass detection limits of 380 +/- 120 yoctomoles for fluorescein in zone electrophoresis. Capillary isoelectric focusing of fluorescent standards produced peaks with an average width of 0.0029 +/- 0.0008 pH. Capillary coating stability limits the reproducibility of the analysis.
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