BioRad GelDoc Go Owner’s Manual

Protein Quantitation

GelDoc Go Imaging System

Go Further

Big Impact.
Small Footprint.

Benchtop imaging, simplified. All the
functionality you expect, with none of
the complexity.

Capture sharp and crisp images using Bio-Rad's
latest scientic camera technology.

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White Tray
(Optional)

Smart Tray Technology automatically adjusts imaging parameters
and software options for nucleic acid and protein gels.

Blue Tray
(Optional)

UV/Stain-Free Tray
(Included)

Simple Benchtop Imaging

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Select from optimized preset

settings for your gels

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3

Click Acquire to capture
an image

Print or export your image in
your choice of multiple file types

Ready, Set, GelDoc Go

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Versatile Applications

Large imaging area
in a compact package

Don’t let the small footprint fool you — the GelDoc Go
Imaging System is compatible with small- and large­format DNA gels.

For high-throughput applications, capture images of
up to four mini gels at once.

Safe gel excision,
no matter your stain

Perform gel excision directly on the instrument. The
optional UV Shield protects the user when working
with traditional DNA stains.

Supported Stains

Protein gels

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Stain-Free gels

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Oriole Fluorescent Gel Stain

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Silver stains

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Coomassie Blue stains

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Coomassie Fluor Orange Stain

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SYPRO Ruby Stain

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Ethidium bromide

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SYBR® Green

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SYBR® Safe

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SYBR® Gold

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GelRed Stain

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GelGreen Stain

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Fast Blast DNA Stain

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UView Stain

Use the optional Blue Tray for easy direct excision
when working with safe stains.

BlotsNucleic acid gels

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Stain-Free blots

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Colorimetric blots

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Ponceau S stain

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Intelligent Software Packages
Designed to Work Together

Powerful analysis with desktop
Image Lab Software

Intuitive image capture with
Image Lab Touch Software

Image files can be opened in Image Lab Software for
accurate, in-depth analysis of your gel data.

Quickly set up the GelDoc Go System to capture
your image, add notes, and export or print.

Closely examine your images by pinching and
zooming and by adjusting the transform via the
touch-screen controls.

Easily manage user accounts and set permissions
and security options.

Analyzed data can be exported to a spreadsheet or
archived in an electronic laboratory notebook.

Advanced security options and regulatory compliance
features allow you to maintain an unbroken chain of data
custody, from capture on the GelDoc Go System through
analysis at your computer.

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Complete Solutions for Your Needs

Seamless integration into nucleic acid and protein workflows

The GelDoc Go System works with the Bio-Rad products you trust to provide complete solutions for nucleic acid
and protein research. Use the C1000 Touch Thermal Cycler and Sub-Cell GT Electrophoresis Cells with the GelDoc Go
System to generate and analyze PCR products. For protein workflows, pair the GelDoc Go System with precast gels and
Mini-PROTEAN Tetra Vertical Electrophoresis Cells to assess fractions from the NGC Chromatography System.

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Specifications

Automation Capabilities

Smart Tray Technology The GelDoc Go Imaging System automatically

recognizes your application-specific tray and adjusts
imaging parameters and software options accordingly

Auto-focus Precalibrated focus for any zoom setting

Auto-exposure Two auto-exposure algorithms (rapid or optimal)

Hardware Specifications

Touch-screen functionality Multitouch capable

Display resolution 1,024 x 768 pixels

9.7" (24.64 cm) display

Maximum image area 21 x 14 cm
(W x H)

Detector 6.3 MP CMOS

Pixel size 2.4 x 2.4 µm

Bit depth (gray levels) 65,536

Dynamic range >3.5 orders of magnitude

Excitation source Trans-UVB (standard)

Epi-white (standard)

Trans-white (with optional White Tray)

Trans-blue (with optional Blue Tray)

Emission filter 535–645 nm (standard)

Data output 16-bit or 8-bit: SCN, TIFF, JPEG image files

Instrument weight ~16 kg (~35 lb)

Instrument size (D x W x H) 44.8 x 36.0 x 35.3 cm

Operating voltage 100 –240 VAC, 50–60 Hz

Operating temperature 10–28ºC

Operating humidity 20–80% relative humidity (noncondensing)

Ordering Information

Catalog # Description

Imaging System

120 0 9077 GelDoc Go Imaging System with Image Lab Touch Sof tware

GelDoc Go Imaging System Trays

12012 165 White Tray for GelDoc Go Imaging System

12012 16 0 Blue Tray for GelDoc Go Imaging System

12012 189 UV/Stain-Fre e Tray for GelDoc Go Imaging System

Anal ysis Software

12012 9 31 Image Lab Sof tware, on USB drive

170 0 613 0 Image Lab, Security Edition, 1 license

170 0 6171 Image Lab, Security Edition, 5 licenses

170 0 6172 Image Lab, Security Edition, 10 licenses

Optional Accessories

12012 164 UV Shield for GelDoc Go Imaging System

170 8 377 Holder for Sample Trays and UV Shield

170 81 85 XcitaBlue Viewing Goggles

12012 19 0 GelDoc Go Gel A lignment Kit

12012 147 GelDoc Go Imaging System IQ/OQ Kit

1708089 Mitsubishi Printer, 100/240 V, USB

17075 81 Mitsubishi Thermal Printer Paper, 4 rolls

170 376 0 Gel Cutter Ruler

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