Talk:Gel electrophoresis
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Umm, this is mostly about molecules, not about electrophoresis... -- Marj Tiefert
Gel electrophoresis =/ electrophoresis
USP<726> cites Gel, Disk, Zone among others. Also, USP<727> Capillary Electrophoresis, as well as Capillary Zone electrophoresis. Perhaps electrophoresis should not redirect here.
Eh, I'm an idiot, although I do still think Gel electrophoresis is still too specific for electrophoresis to redirect here.Ix 01:47, 31 May 2004 (UTC)
Its not very accurate either. Normally electrophoresis of marcomolecules separates based on size and shape, rather than charge, or at least that's the way it is used. You can also separate based upon the isoelectric point. I think it would be worthwhile redoing the article. This probably should be one place that electrophoresis is linked, but surely not the only one. srlasky 22:43, 2004 Oct 24 (UTC)
Electrophoresis redirect?
Think electrophoresis should be seperate article. Electrophoresis refers to the movement of charge particles in a medium induced by an electric potential, and gel electrophoresis is merely the most commom application, strongly recommend that electrophoresis not redirect to this article. Does not adequately explain concepts such as the role of the zeta potential, sediment potentials, streaming potential, electrophoretic mobility etc, nor does it explain related phenomena such as electroosmosis and other electrokinetic actions. Also does not allow for proper understanding of equations modelling electrophoretic movement for example Smoluchowski equation and O'Brien and White's model.
Strongly believe electrophoresis should be a more general article linking to this page and other applications such as electrophoretic deposition.
