Description
Owl™ replacement end gates are spare end-gate components for the A2 and A5 large gel electrophoresis system, supplied as one pair for restoring or maintaining sealed gel casting on large-format trays. On these platforms, UVT gel trays use sealed end blocks that provide a gasket-style seal without tape, so intact end gates are essential for leak-free agarose pouring and consistent gel thickness. The comb slots on the related trays are arranged so that two, three, or four sample sets of equal run length can be processed on the same gel, making reliable end sealing important for multi-row loading workflows. These replacement end gates are intended for use with Owl A2 and A5 large gel electrophoresis systems and serve as direct spare parts when original gates are worn, damaged, or missing. Offered as a single pack from manufacturer Thermo Scientific, they help keep large horizontal gel units operational for nucleic acid electrophoresis, screening, and teaching or core-lab applications that depend on the A2/A5 format and tape-free end sealing.
This article is part of Biological buffers (Tris, HEPES, MOPS), in Buffers & pH solutions.
Key features
- Pack size: 1 pc
- Product type: Replacement end gates
- Quantity: 1 pair
- Compatible with: Owl A2 and A5 Large Gel Electrophoresis Systems
- Seal approach: Supports sealed end blocks without tape
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Tris, HEPES, MOPS and their relatives hold pH in a range that cells and proteins tolerate, with a pKa near the working pH. The useful range is roughly one unit either side of the pKa. A phosphate buffer and Tris are not interchangeable in a method that names one of them, because the ion itself has effects.
A buffer resists a change in pH when a little acid or base is added. It does that because a weak acid and its conjugate base are both present. A pH buffer used to calibrate a meter has a stated value at a stated temperature. A biological buffer such as Tris or HEPES is chosen because it holds the pH of a living system and does not poison it. Conductivity standards are the sister articles for a conductivity meter. The ions are on PubChem. Electrode calibration practice sits with EURAMET and BELAC.
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