Beyond gel electrophoresis: Microfluidic separations, fluorescence burst analysis, and DNA stretching

KD Dorfman, SB King, DW Olson, JDP Thomas… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
This Review addresses methods for obtaining sequence information directly from
unamplified genomic length DNA. Our generic starting point is a large piece of DNA that …

Principles of DNA separation with capillary electrophoresis

C Heller - Electrophoresis, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
During the last decade, capillary electrophoresis (CE) of DNA has undergone rapid
development. This improvement was especially important for DNA sequencing, where CE …

Diffusion coefficient of DNA molecules during free solution electrophoresis

AE Nkodo, JM Garnier, B Tinland, H Ren… - …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The free‐draining properties of DNA normally make it impossible to separate nucleic acids
by free‐flow electrophoresis. However, little is known, either theoretically or experimentally …

New DNA sequencing methods

A Marziali, M Akeson - Annual review of biomedical engineering, 2001 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The Human Genome Project and other major genomic sequencing projects have
pushed the development of sequencing technology. In the past six years alone, instrument …

Modeling the separation of macromolecules: A review of current computer simulation methods

GW Slater, C Holm, MV Chubynsky… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Theory and numerical simulations play a major role in the development of improved
and novel separation methods. In some cases, computer simulations predict counterintuitive …

Nanospheres for DNA separation chips

M Tabuchi, M Ueda, N Kaji, Y Yamasaki… - Nature …, 2004 - nature.com
We report here a technology to carry out separations of a wide range of DNA fragments with
high speed and high resolution. The approach uses a nanoparticle medium, core-shell type …

DNA sequencing and genotyping in miniaturized electrophoresis systems

CW Kan, CP Fredlake, EAS Doherty… - Electrophoresis, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in microchannel electrophoretic separation systems for DNA analyses have had
important impacts on biological and biomedical sciences, as exemplified by the successes …

End‐labeled free‐solution electrophoresis of DNA

RJ Meagher, JI Won, LC McCormick… - …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
DNA is a free‐draining polymer. This subtle but “unfortunate” property of highly charged
polyelectrolytes makes it impossible to separate nucleic acids by free‐flow electrophoresis …

Theory of DNA electrophoresis: A look at some current challenges

GW Slater, C Desruisseaux, SJ Hubert… - …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Although electrophoresis is one of the basic methods of the modern molecular biology
laboratory, new ideas are being suggested at an accelerated rate, in large part because of …

DNA diagnostics by capillary electrophoresis

K Kleparnik, P Bocek - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
Early molecular methods in clinical genetic diagnostics were frequently regarded as
unambiguous and definitive. The power of modern molecular biology was seen as sufficient …