Gel Electrophoresis and Imaging System

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Engineering, 2013-14

Liaison(s): Steve Swihart, Clayton McKee, Trey Marlowe
Advisor(s): Ruye Wang
Students(s): Emily Ross (TL-F), Alice Zhang (TL-S) Frances Su, Rachel Roley (F), Risa Egerter (S), Gourav Khadge (S)

Bio-Rad has tasked the team with exploring the possibility of a fully mobile SDS-PAGE electrophoresis and imaging system that, compared to current Bio-Rad systems, is more accessible for education and research applications. The team designed, built and tested iterations of prototypes to improve the user experience and incorporate an Android application. The final design is smaller and more mobile, more user friendly, and less expensive.