8 Questions to Ask When Buying Electrophoresis Equipment and Gels
- Can you blot in the same tank as you run the gels?
- Can you run precast and handcast gels with the same electrophoresis equipment?
- How many gels, per experiment, can you run at once in a single electrophoresis cell?
- How fast can you visualize your proteins in the gel and how fast can you run a set of gels with optimal performance?
- Does a precast gel give you the same separation as a handcast gel?
- Do you need any special buffers or sample buffer to run your gel?
- How efficiently can you transfer your high molecular weight proteins from your gel to a membrane?
- How fast can you transfer proteins from your gel to a membrane?
Types of Electrophoresis Equipment Used by Survey Respondents
| Horizontal Electrophoresis System | 76% |
| Vertical Electrophoresis System | 70% |
| Electrophoretic Blotting System | 49% |
| Other | 12% |
Top 10 Features/Factors Respondents Look For When Purchasing Electrophoresis Equipment
| Ease of Use | 84% |
| Durability of product | 77% |
| Low operating costs | 70% |
| Price | 66% |
| Availability of supplies and accessories | 65% |
| Fast time to results | 61% |
| Low maintenance/easy to clean | 61% |
| Many separation options with high precision, accuracy, and robustness | 61% |
| Safety and health features | 53% |
| Warranties | 51% |
