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Title: Multiplexed fluorescence detector system for capillary electrophoresis

Patent ·
OSTI ID:869367

A fluorescence detection system for capillary electrophoresis is provided wherein the detection system can simultaneously excite fluorescence and substantially simultaneously monitor separations in multiple capillaries. This multiplexing approach involves laser irradiation of a sample in a plurality of capillaries through optical fibers that are coupled individually with the capillaries. The array is imaged orthogonally through a microscope onto a charge-coupled device camera for signal analysis.

Research Organization:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA; Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, IA)
Patent Number(s):
US 5324401
Application Number:
08/013,960
OSTI ID:
869367
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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