The Mini-BeadBeater-16 disrupts microbial cells and plant and animal tissue by violently agitating four to sixteen 2 ml screw-cap microvials containing small ceramic or steel beads and disruption buffer. Even resistant samples like yeast, spores or fibrous tissue are completely homogenized in 3-5 minutes in 0.1 to 1 ml of extraction medium. The non-foaming, aerosol-free method preserves enzymes and organelles. In the presence of nucleic acid extraction media such as phenol, Gu-SCN or a commercial kit solution, DNA or RNA is recovered in the highest possible yield. The method is ideal for PAGE, PCR applications and diagnostics using antibody or oligonucleotide probes. Because the beads and vials are disposable, there is Absolutely Zero cross-contamination between samples - essential for PCR techniques.

• Near horizontal vial orientation, top-to-bottom shaking pattern gives proven, maximum disruption efficiency
• Capacity: four to sixteen screw-cap microvials (0.5, 1.5 and 2.0 ml) each handling 1 to 400 mg (wet weight) bio-samples
• Shaking speed: 3450 oscillations/min
• 0-5 minute timer, with auto reset
• 10' D X 16' W X 12' H, 35 lbs
• Removable vial cassette
• Important Buying Note: Unlike the earlier MiniBeadbeater-8 designed in 1993, the new Mini-Beadbeater-16 is quiet and built to last for many years. That, plus its increased capacity over the Mini-Beadbeater-8, makes it well worth the extra $400. It may look like a Mini-Beadbeater-8 but "under the hood" it is a completely different machine.