For automating the operation of an electrophoresis apparatus and improving
the throughput, the present electrophoresis apparatus has two platens
capable of controlling temperature of electrophoresis plates placed
thereon, a loading medium charging unit for sending a loading medium
under pressure, a loading medium charging nozzle mechanism having a pair
of nozzles connected to the loading medium charging unit, a pipetter
mechanism for dispensing samples to sample dispensing openings of the
electrophoresis plates placed on the platens, a stacker mechanism for
storing sample plates, a loading buffer solution supplying mechanism, a
loading buffer solution dispensing mechanism connected to the loading
buffer solution supplying mechanism, a power unit for allowing
electrophoresis separation for each electrophoresis plate placed on the
platens, and a detector for optically detecting components migrating
through each electrophoresis flow channel of the electrophoresis plates.