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E-Gel
™
Power Snap Electrophoresis System User Guide
Load samples
1.
Fill all wells of both rows with 50 μL of
deionized water.
2.
Load 25 μL of sample with 1X Sample
Loading Buffer into wells from the bottom
up. Do not damage the gel or introduce
bubbles into the wells.
3.
Load 25 μL of ready-to-use E-Gel
™
Sizing
DNA Ladder into a well.
Run the gel
1.
Press
Set up run
, then select the
SizeSelect 2%
protocol on E-Gel
™
Power
Snap Electrophoresis Device.
2.
Determine the estimated run time. See the
E-Gel
™
Sizing DNA Ladder migration
pattern for approximate sample migration
time (page 31).
3.
Adjust
protocol time according to the
expected migration time of the target
fragment to the reference line.
4.
Run the gel
protocol by pressing
Start run
.
The run stops automatically after the
programmed time has elapsed.
Check status
1.
Check the gel status by activating the Back
light.
Monitor the gel during the run to avoid the
target fragment missing the recovery well
2.
Pause the gel when the reference band of
the DNA ladder reaches the reference line
(RF) near the row of recovery wells.
Important
: Put on orange Safe Imager
™
viewing glasses prior to proceeding to
further steps. Reduce ambient light or
work in dark room for better visibility.
Prepare wells
1.
Open the filter lid of the E-Gel
™
Power
Snap Electrophoresis Device and activate
the Back light.
The transilluminator turns off
automatically when the filter lid is opened.
Press
Back light
to re-activate the blue
light transilluminator.
2.
Carefully remove all liquid from the
recovery wells.
3.
Load 50 μL of nuclease-free water to all
recovery wells. Do not allow water to spill
over the edge of the wells.
