US5066376A
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Electrophoresis media comprising active methylene groups
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1989-11-02
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Granted: 1991-11-19
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Expires: 2009-11-02
Abstract
Abstract A polyacrylamide type gel medium for electrophoresis is conveniently and safely prepared prior to use by crosslinking a water-soluble copolymer of an acrylamide monomer and at least one comonomer copolymerizable therewith, which comonomer contains an active methylene group that will enter into a crosslinking reaction that does not involve a free radical vinyl addition mechanism.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans W. Osterhoudt
- 👤 Ignazio S. Ponticello
- 👤 Kenneth G. Christy, Jr.
- 👤 Wayne A. Bowman
- 👤 Jon N. Eikenberry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 19:29
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/26; G01N27/416; G01N27/447; G01N27/44704; G01N27/44747
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
211 words
A method for preparing an electrophoresis gel medium while minimizing exposure to harmful chemicals which comprises forming a solution of (1) a water soluble, uncrosslinked, non-ionic copolymer of a mixture of uncharged vinyl monomers, said mixture comprising (a) at least about 50% by weight of a monomer selected from the unsubstituted and substituted acrylamide monomers; (b) from about 1% to about 50% by weight of a monomer that contains an active methylene group and (c) from 0 to about 49% by weight of one or more vinyl monomers different from monomers (a) and (b); and (2) an electrophoresis buffer in deionized water employing such proportions of copolymer, buffer and water as to provide a gel of the desired copolymer concentration and pH, providing means with which to form a shaped electrophoresis gel medium of the desired dimensions, adding to said solution of copolymer and buffer that reacts with the functional groups on the repeating units in the copolymer derived from monomer (b) in such concentration of crosslinking agent as to cause gelation to occur within a time period of from about 5 minutes to about 15 hours after said addition, and then promptly employing said gel shaping means to form the gel medium of desired dimensions from the gel thereby produced.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
211 words
A method for preparing an electrophoresis gel medium while minimizing exposure to harmful chemicals which comprises forming a solution of (1) a water soluble, uncrosslinked, non-ionic copolymer of a mixture of uncharged vinyl monomers, said mixture comprising (a) at least about 50% by weight of a monomer selected from the unsubstituted and substituted acrylamide monomers; (b) from about 1% to about 50% by weight of a monomer that contains an active methylene group and (c) from 0 to about 49% by weight of one or more vinyl monomers different from monomers (a) and (b); and (2) an electrophoresis buffer in deionized water employing such proportions of copolymer, buffer and water as to provide a gel of the desired copolymer concentration and pH, providing means with which to form a shaped electrophoresis gel medium of the desired dimensions, adding to said solution of copolymer and buffer that reacts with the functional groups on the repeating units in the copolymer derived from monomer (b) in such concentration of crosslinking agent as to cause gelation to occur within a time period of from about 5 minutes to about 15 hours after said addition, and then promptly employing said gel shaping means to form the gel medium of desired dimensions from the gel thereby produced.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said concentrations are so selected that gelation occurs within from about 15 minutes to about 45 minutes after addition of said crosslinking agent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said copolymer comprises at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylamide, N-isopropylacrylamide, N-hydroxymethylacrylamide, N-(1,1-dimethyl-3-oxobutyl)acrylamide, N-methylmethacrylamide, 2-acrylamido-2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol, methacrylamide, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, N,N-diethylacrylamide, N-isopropylmethacrylamide, and 3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)acrylamide and at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of N-(3-acetoacetamidopropyl)methacrylamide, 2-acetoacetoxyethyl acrylate, 2-acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate, ethyl α-acetoacetoxymethylacrylate, 2-cyanoacetoxyethyl methacrylate, ethyl acryloylacetate, 6-(m- and p- vinylphenyl)-2,4-hexanedione (60:40); ethyl 5-(m- and p- vinylphenyl)-3-oxopentanoate (60:40) and the corresponding methyl ester, N-(2-acetoacetoxyethyl)acrylamide, N-(2-acetoacetamidoethyl)methacrylamide, 4-acetoacetyl-1-methacryloylpiperazine, acetoacetamidoethyl methacrylate, and N-(3-acetoacetamidopropyl) methacrylamide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said crosslinking agent is selected from the group consisting of gelatin hardeners, active esters, active halogen compounds, aziridines, active olefins, vinylsulfones, and halogen-substituted aldehyde acids.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said crosslinking agent is selected from the group consisting of formaldehyde, glyoxal, succinaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, bis(vinylsulfonylmethyl) ether, bis(vinylsulfonyl)methane, mucochloric acid, mucobromic acid, dialdehyde starch, poly(acrolein-co-methacrylic acid), poly(acrylamide-co-2-chloroethylsulfonylmethylstyrene), and poly(acrylamide-co-vinylsulfonylmethylstyrene).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said copolymer is poly[acrylamide-co-N-(3-acetoacetamidopropyl)methacrylamide] having a weight ratio of acrylamide to the comonomer of 95:5.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said buffer is tris(hydroxymethyl)aminoethane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 6 wherein said crosslinking agent is glyoxal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
An electrophoresis gel medium prepared by the method of claim 1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said monomer (a) is acrylamide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said monomer (b) is N-(3-acetoacetamidopropryl)methacrylamide.
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