CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
An electrophoresis control device, on the basis of a current value of current flowing due to applying a voltage to a conducting medium, controls an amount of electric power to supply to that conducting medium.
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16 . A control method comprising:
an electrophoresis control device, on the basis of a value of current flowing due to applying a voltage to a conducting medium, controlling an amount of electric power to supply to the conducting medium.
17 . The control method according to claim 16 , wherein
the controlling of the amount of electric power controls the amount of electric power to supply to the conducting medium on the basis of a value of current flowing in the conducting medium, and a predetermined threshold value.
18 . The control method according to claim 17 , wherein
the controlling of the amount of electric power controls the amount of electric power to supply to the conducting medium on the basis of a value of current flowing in the conducting medium, a first threshold value, and a second threshold value.
19 . The control method according to claim 16 , wherein
the conducting medium contains polar molecules and ampholyte.
20 . The control method according to claim 16 , wherein
the controlling of the amount of electric power controls a voltage value to apply to the conducting medium.
21 . The control method according to claim 17 , wherein
the controlling of the amount of electric power keeps constant the voltage value to apply to the conducting medium in a case in which a value of current flowing in the conducting medium has reached the threshold value.
22 . The control method according to claim 17 , wherein
the controlling of the amount of electric power decreases the voltage value to apply to the conducting medium in a case in which a value of current flowing in the conducting medium has reached the threshold value.
23 . The control method according to claim 17 , wherein
the controlling of the amount of electric power computes a resistance value variation so that a value of current flowing in the conducting medium will not exceed the threshold value, and controls a voltage value on the basis of the resistance value variation.
24 . The control method according to claim 16 , wherein
the controlling of the amount of electric power applies voltage to the conducting medium in a constant voltage mode that maintains a voltage value, or in a linear gradient mode that linearly increases a voltage value.
25 . The control method according to claim 17 , wherein
the controlling of the amount of electric power keeps constant the voltage value to apply to the conducting medium in a case in which a value of current flowing in the conducting medium reaches the threshold value while applying a voltage to the conducting medium in a linear gradient mode that linearly increases the voltage value, and
decreases the voltage value to apply to the conducting medium in a case in which a value of current flowing in the conducting medium reaches the threshold value while applying a voltage to the conducting medium in a constant voltage mode that maintains the voltage value.
26 . The control method according to claim 17 , wherein
the controlling of the amount of electric power displays information indicating an error in a case in which the amount of electric power to supply to the conducting medium has exceeded a predetermined value.
27 . The control method according to claim 16 , wherein
the conducting medium is a gel.
28 . A control device comprising:
a controller that, on the basis of a value of current flowing due to applying a voltage to a conducting medium, controls an amount of electric power to supply to the conducting medium.
29 . A control system comprising:
the control device according to claim 28 ; and
an electrophoresis tool equipped with a chamber in which a pair of electrodes contacting a conducting medium are disposed.
30 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a control program for causing a computer of a control device to control, on the basis of a value of current flowing due to applying a voltage to a conducting medium, an amount of electric power to supply to the conducting medium.