This document discusses SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis, which is used to separate proteins by size. It describes how polyacrylamide gels are formed through chemical polymerization and how proteins are denatured and given a uniform charge by boiling them with SDS and 2-mercaptoethanol. When a voltage is applied, SDS-coated protein complexes migrate through the stacking and resolving gels at rates dependent on their molecular weights. The positions of separated proteins can then be visualized by staining the gel.