Fast and Easy Transfer

Grambling State University
Biological Sciences
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Company:

Bio-Rad

Product Name:

Trans-Blot Turbo Transfer System

Catalog Number:

1704155

Western blotting is one of the most commonly used techniques in our research group. Our traditional wet tank transfer systems require nearly two hours for setup, run, and clean up. I got this semi-dry transfer system as part of Bio-Rad's western workflow system and now the transfer process takes less than five minutes with very good results. This system is highly recommended.

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You can save money over the prepackaged transfer packs by purchasing ready to assemble transfer packs that add about 5 minutes of work.

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The Good

Super convenient

The Bad

Requires prepackaged transfer packs to take full advantage of convenience

The Bottom Line

This is a great product. Using the prepackaged transfer packs, a satisfactory transfer can be completed in a few minutes. It is of course more expensive than a traditional wet tank transfer. Considering not only the speed but how much general hassle you avoid in buffer preparation, membrane and filter paper preparation, material equilibration, equipment washing, etc., I believe this workflow is well worth it. Unless you have a special reason for running wet tank like highly optimized buffer and run conditions, this is the way to go.

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