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1 Year Warranty
8k to 30k RPM
Lightweight but sturdy
Microtube compatible
Autoclavable, interchangeable shafts
Sawtooth available for tissue
Not suitable for high-viscosity liquid/powderProduct Specifications
The Practical Homogenizer for Small Samples
A homogenizer is a workhorse kind of tool.
Unless you’re doing very niche work with your samples (you’re working in nanomedicine, for example), your best investment will be in a practical, reliable, and long-lasting homogenizer.
Something that deals with your small tissue, plant, and soil samples quickly, safely, predictably well every time.
The Scilogex D160 homogenizer rapidly homogenizes, disperses, and emulsifies samples from 0.1-250ml. Solids or liquid media, with a range of stainless steel generating probes.
It’s priced for frugal lab managers who don’t need the markup that comes with large brand names, but need reliable performance.
Tips for working with your D160 homogenizer
Start slow
Start homogenizing at a low rpm. Slowly increase the speed to your target. Running too fast can pull the sample away from the probe and ruin your sample. Or, it can cause pockets of air to form, damaging your probe (the most expensive part of the whole deal).
Don’t get casual with probes
Too small a sample volume and too fast of a homogenizing speed could damage your generator probe. It’s why probes are manufactured to such tight specifications.
How to generate great homogenizer results
Place the generator off center in your tube, and choose a generator that’s close to the size of your tube. This will give you the best results.
Never accidentally alter your samples with heat
Heat build-up during homogenization is a problem. With temperature sensitive samples, excess heat can cause irreversible changes, like protein and nucleic acid denaturation.
More heat makes it more likely.
But it’s tough to limit heat. Because there’s a lot of friction going on within the homogenizer.
With the Scilogex DX160 homogenizer, most of the friction occurs far from the sample, and heat transfer is impossible in most applications.
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How does a homogenizer work?
Well, it depends on the type of homogenizer.
Rotor-stator homogenizers (like the Scilogex DX160):
- Have a spinning rotor and a stationary stator.
- The sample is drawn into the space between the rotor and stator.
- Shear forces generated by the rotor's motion disrupt the sample.
- This action breaks down particles or cells, resulting in a homogeneous mixture.
Ultrasonic or sonicator homogenizers:
- Use ultrasonic waves to create cavitation bubbles in the sample.
- When the bubbles collapse, they create shock waves and high shear forces.
- These forces lead to homogenization.
High pressure homogenizers:
- Force the sample through a narrow space at very high pressure.
- High shear forces and impact in the pressurized space disrupt the sample.
Bead mill homogenizers:
- Contain small beads inside a shaking or rotating chamber.
- The sample is mixed with the beads, and the mechanical agitation breaks down the sample.
Of course only a rotor-stator homogenizer is suitable for processing small samples by hand.
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What is a homogenizer?
It’s a blender. But much more thorough than the blender in the cupboard above your fridge.
With your Scilogex D160, you get:
Effective cell lysis and tissue disruption.
Consistency and reproducibility.
Preservation of sample integrity
Versatility for different tissue types.
Greater access for operators.
Quick sample processing.
No cross contamination.
Fast and easy maintenance.
Very low cost of ownership.
And it weighs less than 2 lbs in the hands of operators.
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