PAGE gels cracking

[Pierre-Alain Menoud]

In article <dotzlaw-200794174921 at murphy.biochem.umanitoba.ca>, dotzlaw at ccu.umanitoba.ca (Helmut Dotzlaw) says:
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>Hi all,
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>A quick question - is there a way to prevent our 12.5% SDS mini-gels from
>cracking when drying under vacuum?
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Hi Helmut,

The best trick, I found, to PA gels from cracking is to incubate them in 5-10% glycerol in water after destaining. 


Pierre-Alain