SBIR/STTR Research Award
PLASTIC FILM-SUPPORTED DNA SEQUENCING GELS
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Energy
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Betagen Corp
- Proposal award date
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- Contract end date
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- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH PLAN IS TO DEVELOP A PROCESS OF PREPARING THIN POLYACRYLAMIDE GELS FOR DNA SEQUENCING, SUBSTITUTING PLASTIC FILM FOR GLASS PLATES AS THE SUPPORTINGMATERIAL. A PROCESS TO MAKE PLASTIC FILM-SUPPORTED GELS WITH SATISFACTORY ELECTROPHORETIC PROPERTIES WILL ALLOW PREPARATION OF READY-TO-USE GELS AND FORM THE BASIS OF A USEFUL MANUFACTURING PROCESS. COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF PRE- FORMED GELS WILL ELIMINATE MANUAL PREPARATION OF GELS FOR DNA SEQUENCING, A TIME-CONSUMING AND TEDIOUS STEP COMMON TO COMMON TO ALL DNA-SEQUENCING PROCEDURES.
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