Capacitively-induced pulsed-field gel electrophoresis: A novel method for DNA separation

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 723-727

  Ghourchian, Hedayatollah ^a   Elyasvandi, Hossein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Capacitively induced pulsed field; Electrical noise; Ground leak current; Lambda DNA marker; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; DNA; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROLYTES; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; SEPARATION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

CAPACITIVELY-INDUCED PULSED FIELDS; ELECTRICAL NOISE; GROUND LEAK CURRENTS; LAMBDA DNA MARKER; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

DNA;

ARTICLE; CAPACITIVELY INDUCED PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA ISOLATION; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC HAZARD; ELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 27644544470     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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