5 mL snap-cap tube bead lysis kits are made of high quality polypropylene and very easy to open and close. These kits can be used in Bullet BlenderĀ® 5E Pro (BT5E) and Bullet Blender 5E Gold+ (BB5EAUP) instruments.
Custom kits: Need a precise mixture of beads to match your SOP or homogenize an unusual sample? Don’t waste hours making them yourself ā we offer Custom kits made to your specifications. Contact us for more information.
Kits are available in RNase-free or non-sterile versions, and are sold in packs of 20 or 100.
5 mL Green snap-cap kits:
Excellent for small samples of any toughness. Green bead lysis kits are filled with a mix of stainless steel beads and are ideal for buffer volumes between 500 Ī¼L and 1.2 mL.
They’re great for small samples of tougher material like skeletal muscle or heart, but can also be used on softer samples like spleen or lung.
5 mL Navy snap-cap kits:
Extra power for your tough samples. Navy bead lysis kits are filled with a stainless steel UFO beads and are ideal for buffer volumes between 1.2 mL and 2.5 mL.
They’re great for samples too large for a Green kit and deliver extra homogenizing power for challenging samples like bone, tumors, and hard-shelled insects such as ticks. Navy kits can also be used for softer samples so if you’re looking for one kit that can do it all, Navy kits are the best choice.
5 mL Pink snap-cap kits:
Best used to homogenize small soft samples like liver or brain, Pink bead lysis kits are filled with a mix of zirconium oxide beads and are ideal for buffer volumes between 500 Ī¼L and 1.2 mL.
5 mL Red snap-cap kits:
Ideal for softer and larger samples with target buffer volumes ranging 1.2 mL to 2.5 mL.
Red bead lysis kits are filled with a mix of zirconium oxide beads ā ideal for the homogenization of tissues such as kidney or spleen.
All colors of snap-cap kits are shipped with red silicone plugs.
