The denaturing effect of SDS in continuous polyacrylamide gels and the consequent improvement in resolution was first described in 1965 by David F. Summers in the working group of James E. Darnell to separate poliovirus proteins.
O efecto de desnaturaliación do SDS en xeles continuos de poliacrilamida o consecuente aumento da resolución foi descrito primeiro en 1965 por David F. Summers no grupo de traballo de James E. Darnell para separar proteínas de poliovirus.