Separation of 100-kilobase DNA molecules in 10 seconds

Anal Chem. 2001 Dec 15;73(24):6053-6. doi: 10.1021/ac015527o.

Abstract

Long double-stranded DNA molecules were separated in microfabricated hexagonal arrays in less than 1 min, several orders of magnitude faster than by using conventional technology. DNA samples were first concentrated at the entrance to the array in a thin band by entropic focusing. They were then separated by pulsed field electrophoresis. T4 (168.9 kbp) and lambda (48.5 kbp) DNAs could be resolved into two clearly separated bands in approximately 10 s in these experiments. This corresponds to a mass resolution of 6% in 11 min in a 1-cm-long array.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • DNA / isolation & purification*
  • Electrophoresis / instrumentation
  • Electrophoresis / methods
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Nanotechnology

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • DNA