title: Automating gel image acquisition.
abstract: We describe the design and implementation of a robotic solution to automate the acquisition of gel images. The soft- and hardware aspects are outlined together with the various safety aspects that need to be addressed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Robotics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bäck
authors.forename: Fredrik
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Någård
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bolmsjö
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bengtsson
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation*; D040901:Proteomics / Q000295:instrumentation; D012371:Robotics; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization