Electrophoresis System MES-40

System Type & Operation

• Fully automatic, computer-controlled agarose gel electrophoresis system
• Dry, temperature-controlled migration chamber
• High-efficiency, Peltier-driven temperature control
• Automatic sample application, migration, staining, destaining
• Automatic result interpretation

Description:

MES-40 is able to perform the electrophoretic procedures of the following clinical tests automatically:

• Serum proteins
• Haemoglobins
• Urine protein
• Immunofixation
• Lipoprotein

furthermore, additional tests may be created and customized, such as Serum protein multifractionation.

MES-40 uses supported cellulose acetate strips which are managed completely automatically. Simply insert them in the appropriate slots and tell the machine which strips to use.

The patient archive is stored on an external computer (HOST) connected to the machine through a standard USB cable. The number of patients which can be stored in the archive (never less than 100,000 in any case) therefore depends on

the capacity of computer’s magnetic storage medium (HARD DISK).

General features

• Power supply voltage: 110/230 V 50Hz
• Power consumption: 450 VA max
• Automatic reagents loading and handling
• Sample temperature regulation in a Peltier cell
• Reagent (buffer and stain) recycling upon job completion
• Fluid circuit washing routine upon job completion
• Electrophoresis power supply unit with voltage (100V-300V) and current regulation (7mA-30mA)
• Operating capacity of 16/24 tests per hour
• Measurement with rigid cellulose acetate supports
• Dimensions (WxHxP): 60x42x42 cm
• Weight: 35 Kg
• User interface software with upgrade facility
• USB connectivity

Apparatus Components

• Electrophoresis tank for agarose gels, strips, and plates
• Tank made of highly resistant white ABS material
• Compartments marked (-) Cathode and (+) Anode
• 2 Platinum electrodes fitted
• Built-in safety device: no current unless cover is placed
• Densitometer for identification of serum proteins, lipoproteins, hemoglobins
• Stores 5 personalized programs
• Average optical value check for result acceptability

Performance

• Supports transparent and non-transparent gels/strips
• Height graph normalization and minimum singling out
• Identification of protein and lipid fractions
• Albumin value correction capability
• Up to 8 fractions identified
• Repeatability: >0.3%

User Adjustable Settings

• Flexible migration chamber
• 2 or 3 electrodes
• Assays: serum proteins, B1–B12, HR protein, HDC, alkaline/acidic hemoglobin, lipoproteins

Results Display

• Touch screen monitor with keyboard
• Result formats: Quantitative (values) & Qualitative (bands with graph)
• Units: IU/L, g/L, g/dL, mg/dL, relative %

Accessories

• Disposable sample plate
• Built-in or external laser printer
• Imported compatible sine wave UPS with 2-hour backup