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An automated electrophoretic system is disclosed. The system employs a capillary cartridge having a plurality of capillary tubes. The cartridge has a first array of capillary ends projecting from one side of a plate. The first array of capillary ends are spaced apart in substantially the same manner

An automated electrophoretic system is disclosed. The system employs a capillary cartridge having a plurality of capillary tubes. The cartridge has a first array of capillary ends projecting from one side of a plate. The first array of capillary ends are spaced apart in substantially the same manner as the wells of a microtitre tray of standard size. This allows one to simultaneously perform capillary electrophoresis on samples present in each of the wells of the tray. Electrical crosstalk between neighboring capillaries is attenuated using a protective tubing formed from an electrically insulative material. This crosstalk attenuation is provided in the form of sheathing, either around individual capillaries, or around bundles of spaced apart capillaries. Crosstalk attenuation may be enhanced by passing a nonconductive gas or liquid through lumens formed in the protective tubing, in which lumens the capillary tubes are present.

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[ What is claimed is:] [14.] An apparatus comprising:at least three capillary tubes, each capillary tube having first and second capillary ends, and a window region formed therebetween, said capillary tubes being arranged substantially parallel to one another along a first portion between said first

[ What is claimed is:] [14.] An apparatus comprising:at least three capillary tubes, each capillary tube having first and second capillary ends, and a window region formed therebetween, said capillary tubes being arranged substantially parallel to one another along a first portion between said first capillary end and said window region,wherein said capillary tubes are arranged relative to one another such that a collection of pairwise distances from any one capillary tube to the remaining capillary tubes is substantially the same for all capillary tubes, along said first portion.