RINO® kits are manufactured using our RINO tubes, which have a screw-cap and “O-ring” so they seal more tightly and provide an extra layer of protection against sample loss. Please note that RINO lysis kits should not be centrifuged at speeds higher than 8,000 RCF with the beads inside, as the weight of the beads can cause the tubes to leak.
RINO kits can be used in the Bullet Blender® 24 Gold+ (BB24AUP), Bullet Blender Storm Pro (BT24M), Bullet Blender Lite (BT12LT) and former 1.5 mL tube models (other Storm and Gold models) equipped with a RINO contact plate.
1.5 mL screw-cap kits can also be used in Bullet Blender 5E Pro (BT5E) and Bullet Blender 5E Gold+ (BB5EAUP) with the appropriate tube adapter.
Custom kits: Need a precise mixture of beads to match your SOP or homogenize an unusual sample? Don’t waste hours making them yourself — we offer Custom kits made to your specifications. Contact us for more information.
Kits are available in DNase/RNase-free or non-sterile versions, and are sold in packs of 50 or 250.
1.5 mL Green screw-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 100 μL and 300 μL.
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.
1.5 mL Navy screw-cap kits:
Extra power for your tough samples. Navy bead lysis kits are filled with a custom mix of stainless steel beads and are ideal for buffer volumes between 300 μL and 600 μL.
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.
1.5 mL Pink screw-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 100 μL and 300 μL.
1.5 mL Red screw-cap kits:
Ideal for softer and larger samples with target buffer volumes ranging 300 μL to 600 μL.
Red bead lysis kits are filled with a mix of zirconium oxide beads — perfect for the homogenization of tissues such as kidney or spleen.
1.5 mL Yellow screw-cap kits:
Lyse your bacteria more efficiently. Yellow bead lysis kits are filled with beads selected for small bacterial lysis that will result in high yields.
1.5 mL Orange screw-cap kits:
Extract bacteria or create single cell suspensions from tissue samples. Orange bead lysis kits are filled with large stainless steel beads that will disrupt tissue structures without lysing all the cells. You will want to adjust your homogenizer speed and time settings for this special application.
