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OPS Diagnostics, LLC
672 Rt. 202-206 North
Building 3, Lower Level
Bridgewater, NJ 08807 USA
TEL: (908) 253-3444
FAX: (908) 575-1660
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> Low Binding Beads Pre-Filled Tubes
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Filling microfuge tubes with beads is a painful, time
consuming task. Not any more! OPS Diagnostics now offers
pre-filled tubes using our acid washed grinding media. Each tube
contains 325 µl of low binding beads in a 2 ml screw-cap microfuge
tube. This allows for the homogenization of 650 µl sample,
typically microorganisms, while allowing for the required headspace
for efficient disruption by vortexing or bead beating.*
Tubes are available with silica beads as well as the higher impacting
zirconium beads.
Recommend size applications for Pre-Filled Tubes:
100 µm - Bacteria, sonication additive
200 µm - Bacteria, small yeasts (e.g., Pichia)
400 µm - Yeasts (Saccharomyces)
800 µm - Molds, pollen
Pre-Filled Tubes can be used with the
Pulsing Vortex Mixer,
GenoGrinder, or
HT Homogenizer. |
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Product |
Product Number |
List Price |
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100 µm
Silica Beads, Low Binding Pre-Filled Tubes (100/bag) |
PFLB
100-100-06 |
$99 |
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100 µm
Zirconium Beads, Low Binding Pre-Filled Tubes (100/bag) |
PFLB
100-100-07 |
$99 |
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200 µm
Zirconium Beads, Low Binding Pre-Filled Tubes (100/bag) |
PFLB
200-100-08 |
$99 |
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400 µm
Silica Beads, Low Binding Pre-Filled Tubes (100/bag) |
PFLB
400-100-09 |
$99 |
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800 µm
Silica Beads, Low Binding Pre-Filled Tubes (100/bag) |
PFLB
800-100-10 |
$99 |
Also see Acid Washed
and Molecular Biology Grade Pre-Filled
Tubes.
* Work in our laboratory
determined that the most efficient homogenization of microbes by bead
beating used 1 part beads to 2 parts culture broth. The total
volume of the beads and broth should not exceed half the volume of the
tube. Consequently we fill our tubes with 325
µl of beads so that following the addition of 650 µl
sample, the total volume is just under half the volume of the tube. |
