Ahlstrom manufactures a complete line of high quality chromatography, electrophoresis and blotting papers for use in gel transfer applications and chromatography techniques. These uniform, smooth, white sheets are the high purity, high quality, and high value standard. They are used in nucleic acid research such as Southern, northern and western blots, electroblotting and electrophoresis. Ahlstrom chromatography, electrophoresis and blotting papers are made from high purity and 100 percent compliant alpha cotton cellulose, using ultra-pure RO water and contain no additives that could cause increased backgrounds or other interference in detection systems.