Sample Heating and Mixing Device - Eppendorf ThermoMixer® C

September 21, 2023

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department
Graduate Student

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Company:

Eppendorf

Product Name:

Eppendorf ThermoMixer® C

Catalog Number:

5382000023

Info: Supplier Page 

I work in a molecular biology lab so this heating/cooling and mixing device is very convenient for quickly heating while homogenizing samples. It is possible to set different temperatures, times, and rotation intensities. Temperature ranges from 15 to 100 degrees Celsius. It can hold set conditions for a specific time or continuously. The equipment can save your preferences so it's not necessary to program each time you use it. In my lab, we use it a lot for DNA extraction from agarose gels and for heating DNA elution buffer. This model can hold up to 24 samples in 1.5 to 2 mL tubes. It beeps when the program finishes.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Molecular biology, DNA extraction from agarose gel

Tips

The heating ability is faster than the cooling one.

DOI or PMID #

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Summary

The Good

Holds up to 24 samples and fast heating.

The Bad

Too expensive, and cooling feature is not very fast.

The Bottom Line

Overall this is equipment is great, and can expedite a few steps of your DNA extraction for example. Even though it is quite expensive, it does come with other features that most heating blocks do not, such as cooling, mixing and saving programmed preferences. I would recommend this for a molecular biology lab.

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