Abstract:
Slab gels held on trays (12) are agitated in a solution by an apparatus that includes a tray carrier (31) a tank (51) that receives the tray carrier (31) with sufficient room to allow the carrier (31) to move back and forth within the tank (51), and a motor (62) with a crankpin (65) that is connected to the tray carrier (31) in a reciprocating connection that translates the circular path of the crankpin (65) into linear movement of the tray carrier (31).
Abstract:
An imaging assembly for the viewing, imaging, and analysis of chemiluminescent or bioluminescent samples in gels or other substrates, in which an adjustable camera and lens module having a prime or fixed lens or a focusing lens is moved to change the field of view by shifting the focal plane of the camera and lens module. The imaging assembly can also include a mirror to bend or fold the optical path between the camera and lens module and the target area having a sample, in which the mirror can move in the same vertical direction as the camera and lens module. Further, the camera and lens module can be configured to more move in a diagonal direction relative to the location of the imaging target area. The imaging assembly can further have a duct system adaptable to adjust with the movement of the camera and lens module.