MP Biomedicals Lysing Matrix A 15 ml Pack of 25 Tubes

MP Biomedicals 116930025 Lysing Matrix A – 15 mL TeenPrep Tubes, Garnet & Ceramic Sphere

The MP Biomedicals 116930025 Lysing Matrix A is an aggressive, high-performance sample preparation consumable engineered for the rapid homogenization of large, tough, hard, or highly fibrous biological samples. Packaged in 15 mL "TeenPrep" tubes, this matrix easily accommodates large sample masses up to 2 grams and higher lysis buffer volumes. Each tube is pre-filled with a highly abrasive garnet matrix and a single, heavy-duty 1/4-inch ceramic (zirconium oxide) sphere. This unique combination delivers a dual-action lysis mechanism: the heavy ceramic sphere provides immense concussive impaction to crack open rigid structures like bone or dense seeds, while the sharp garnet shards simultaneously shear tough fibrous tissues and cell walls. Designed to endure the extreme multidirectional velocity of high-speed bead beaters, the 15 mL Matrix A guarantees thorough disruption for maximum nucleic acid and protein recovery from bulk tissues.

Technical Performance and Design

• Dual-Action Lysis: The combination of blunt-force impaction (from the 1/4" ceramic sphere) and aggressive mechanical shearing (from the sharp-edged garnet sand) easily obliterates massive samples that cause standard uniform beads to fail.

• 15 mL TeenPrep Format: Drastically increases throughput by providing the necessary volume to process whole organs, large tissue biopsies, or bulk plant material in a single tube without stalling the grinding process.

• Impact-Resistant Construction: The heavy-duty plastic tubes and secure screw caps are specifically engineered to endure the massive kinetic energy generated by the large ceramic sphere without cracking, leaking, or shedding plastic into the sample.

• Certified Purity: Pre-filled and packaged under strict cleanroom conditions, ensuring the matrix is completely free of DNase, RNase, proteases, and exogenous nucleic acids prior to use.

Product Specifications

• Catalog Number: 116930025 (Often listed as 6930025)

• Matrix Type: Matrix A (Garnet Matrix + One 1/4-inch Ceramic Sphere)

• Tube Size: 15 mL (TeenPrep format with screw cap)

• Target Samples: Bone, cartilage, skin, muscle, tough seeds, roots, insects, and large environmental samples.

• Quantity: 25 Tubes per pack

Key Benefits & Applications

• Tough Tissue Breakdown: The premier choice for forensics, agriculture, and oncology researchers working with dense, calcified, or highly fibrous matrices that resist chemical lysis or traditional sonication.

• Aerosol Containment: The single-use, closed-tube design completely eliminates the hazardous aerosolization and cross-contamination risks associated with open-air rotor-stator homogenizers (e.g., Polytrons).

• Rapid Bulk Processing: Quickly reduces complex, large-scale tissue networks to a uniform homogenate, minimizing the time samples are exposed to endogenous nucleases and degradative heat.

• Instrument Compatibility: Designed perfectly for the MP Biomedicals FastPrep-24 and FastPrep-96 systems when equipped with the 15 mL TeenPrep adapters, as well as other high-power bead mills that accept 15 mL conical tubes.

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