Homogenizers and Immersion Blenders
Devices designed for overhead immersion into substances; ideal for pulverization of plant/animal tissue, grain/seed, sample prep, and more. Includes accessories such as generator probes of varying tips, stand assemblies, bead mill tubes, and more.
Homogenizers can be used with tissue, plant, food, soil, and other sample types. Homogenization is a common sample preparation step for analyzing nucleic acids, proteins, cells, metabolism, pathogens, and other targets.
Cell fractionation releases the contents of cells, and newer methods have been designed to consider quality and environmental aspects, cross-contamination, aerosol generations, infection risk, and noise levels. Different methods have been developed for disrupting cell walls and other structures. These include bead mills, sonication, rotor-stator mechanical, high pressure, and other physical methods.
For biological work, sonication may adequately disrupt or deactivate biological material via the process of sonoporation. Sonic dismembrators can break up cells and fragment DNA molecules by subjecting the sample to ultrasonic waves that create small fragments.
Some substances can be mechanically homogenized using beads and other small pieces of metal or minerals. The sample is added to a vial that contains these small particles; the tubes are then rapidly agitated, which breaks down the materials. Depending on the equipment, many samples can be processed simultaneously with this method.
Another mechanical homogenization method is the rotor-stator; these devices have a fast-spinning inner rotor and a stationary outer sheath (stator). Samples are subjected to tearing, shear fluid forces, and cavitation (bubble formation and collapse). A rotor-stator processes a single sample at a time; high-throughput and continuous use models are available.
An immersion blender has an electric motor that powers rotating blades at the end of a shaft. The device is lowered into the sample or mixture and the motor activated. The device may be hand-held or clamped to a stand.
Homogenizer packages are also available for motorized methods.
Fisherbrand™ Bead Mill Homogenizer Accessory, Metal Bulk Beads
For use with Fisher Scientific™ Bead Mill 4 and 24 Homogenizers. Also fits most other commercially available Bead Mills.
Fisherbrand™ Ceramic Pre-Filled Bead Mill (2 mL Tubes) Nuclease Free
Ceramic Pre-Filled Bead Mill Tubes for use with Bead Mill 4 and Bead Mill 24 homogenizers. May also be used with most other commercial Bead Mills.
Fisherbrand™ 150 Homogenizer Accessory, Motor Stand Assembly
Fisher Scientific™ 150 Homogenizer Accessory, Motor Stand Assembly designed to retain the Fisher Scientific 150 Homogenizer for post mounted operation.
Fisherbrand™ 850 Homogenizer Accessory, Motor Stand Assembly
Fisher Scientific™ 850 Homogenizer Accessory, Motor Stand Assembly designed to retain the Fisher Scientific 850 Homogenizer for post mounted operation.
MP Biomedicals™ Cam Lock
Cam Lock is a locking system for FastPrep-24™ 5G Instruments.
MP Biomedicals™ Replacement Teflon O-rings
These Replacement Teflon O-rings are used in the cap of a SS Lysing Matrix tube to provide a leak-proof closure.
MP Biomedicals™ Metal BigPrep™ Adapter for 2 x 50 mL Tube Holder on FastPrep-24
Metal BigPrep™ Adapter for 2 x 50 mL Tube Holder on FastPrep-24 is used to grind or homogenize most difficult samples and can resist high temperatures up to 450°C.
MP Biomedicals™ Bowl
This Bowl is a replacement part for the FastPrep.
OHAUS™ Tube Rack for Ready-To-Use Lysing Bead Tubes
For use with Bead Mill Homogenizers.
Omni International Bead Ruptor 96 50 mL Tube Holders
The Bead Ruptor 96 50 mL Tube Holder set is engineered for use with the Bead Ruptor 96 Well Plate Homogenizer, and has a reduced mass, allowing for high throughput homogenization of samples (8 tubes per processing cycle) with reduced wait times.
Omni International Bead Ruptor 96 Bead Ruptor 96 Well Plate Adapters
Bead Ruptor 96 Bead Ruptor 96 Well Plate Adapters hold well plates or racks of strip well tubes securely during processing.
Omni International Bead Ruptor 96 25 mL Milling Jars and O-rings Set of 2
Bead Ruptor 96 Milling Jars and O-rings are designed for rapid and efficient disruption of larger samples.
Omni International Sterile Omni Tips™
Sterile Omni Tips™ are Electron Beam treated to ensure they are free of contaminants.
Omni International Bead Ruptor 96 96-well 2D Barcoded Storage Tube Adapter for Micronic and Fluidx Tubes
The Bead Ruptor 96-well 2D Barcoded Storage Tube Adapter for Micronic and Fluidx Tubes is a 96 place rack accessory.