Inventors:
Andras Guttman - Palo Alto CA
Chia-Hui Shieh - Irvine CA
Barry L. Karger - Newton MA
Stephen J. Pentoney - Yorba Linda CA
Kenneth D. Konrad - Long Beach CA
Sushma Rampal - Yorba Linda CA
Katalin Ganzler - Melrose MA
Assignee:
Beckman Instruments, Inc. - Fullerton CA
International Classification:
G01N 2726
G01N 27447
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are capillary columns for capillary electrophoretic analysis of sample constituents. In an embodiment, the columns comprise a bifunctional layer comprising a positively charged amine group adsorbed to the inner wall of the capillary and an active functional group; a gel composition; hydrophilic polymer; and a separation composition capable of being removed from the column, interspersed within the remainder of the column. The disclosed columns are particularly well suited for the analysis of surfactant: proteinaceous material complexes, nucleic acid sequence, and analysis of restriction fragments according to size.