Ultrasonic Processors for Small- and Medium-Volume Applications

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Bio-Engineering
Ph.D. Student

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Company:

Sonics & Materials, Inc.

Product Name:

SONICS Vibracell-VCX750

Catalog Number:

VCX 750

750-Watt Ultrasonic Processors to safely process a wide range of organic and inorganic materials, from 250 µL to 1 L. Typical applications include nanotechnology (producing nano-particle materials and Graphene dispersion), cell lysing, sample preparation, homogenization, ChIP Assay, emulsification, disaggregation and agglomeration, plus uses in the field of sonochemical processing.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Microbiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology

Protocol Overview

Cell biomass was disrupted by ultrasonic cell crusher set at 35% Amp, Pulse rate-20, 5 mL of aliquot in 25 mL beaker, and sonication time was six minutes.

Tips

Temperature-sensitive samples were handled with care

Features Summary

Energy and temperature set-point control, Digital wattmeter, Automatic tuning, 10-hour process timer, Independent On / Off pulser, Variable power output control

DOI or PMID #

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Additional Notes

Do not use a probe with replaceable tip when processing samples containing organic solvents or low surface tension liquids.

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The Bottom Line

Sonics vibracell-VCX750 showed high extraction of secondary metabolites from bacterial cell biomass.

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