Extraction and purification
Ceramic Beads for Cell Lysis, 1.4 mm
1.4 mm zirconium oxide ceramic beads in prefilled tubes for mechanical sample homogenisation
- Cat. No.
- S5310
- Category
- Extraction and purification
- Formats
- 2 formats
- Manufacturer
RNase-free 1.4 mm zirconium oxide ceramic beads supplied in 2 mL screw-cap tubes prefilled with 1 g of beads. They are used to disrupt animal and plant tissues mechanically in bead mill homogenisers, prior to nucleic acid and protein extraction. The beads are chemically inert and do not bind nucleic acids.
Key features
Ready to use
2 mL screw-cap tubes prefilled with 1 g of beads.
Inert
Zirconium oxide beads are chemically inert and do not bind nucleic acids.
RNase free
Suitable for RNA extraction as well as DNA and protein extraction.
Broad compatibility
Works with most commercially available bead mill homogenisers.
Applications
- Lysis of soft animal tissues (lung, liver, brain, kidney, spleen, skin)
- Lysis of plant tissues and whole insects
- DNA and RNA extraction
- Protein extraction
- Veterinary diagnostics
- Environmental microbiology
- Food testing, such as GMO detection
- Forensics and toxicology
Technical details
| Material | Ceramic zirconium oxide (ZrO2 64%, SiO2 33%) |
|---|---|
| Bead diameter | 1.4 mm |
| Content per tube | 1 g beads in a 2 mL screw-cap tube |
| Sample | Up to 200 mg fresh, frozen or dried tissue; up to 200 µL cell suspension; up to 100 mg cultured cells (up to 10^7 mammalian cells) |
| Quality | RNase free |
| Compatibility | FastPrep, MagNA Lyser, Bead Ruptor, Power Lyzer 24, Vortex Genie 2 with adapter and most bead mill homogenisers |
| Storage | +15 °C to +30 °C |
| Shipping | Ambient |
What you receive
The product
Shipped under controlled temperature when the product requires it.
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Tracked shipment
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