Metal adapter for FastPrep-24 instruments.

• 2×50 ml tubes
• Grind or homogenize difficult samples
• Temperature resistance up to 450 °C

Due to its metal construction, the Metal BigPrep™ Adapter can be run continuously on a FastPrep indefinitely, without the possibility of de-polymerization. This all-metal adapter can resist high temperatures up to 450 °C and can be sterilized by pyrolysis. Furthermore, the specially designed claws prevent tubes from auto-rotation during lysis, allowing continuous tracking of tube labels and/or bar codes.

The major use of this adapter is for lysing highly contagious samples and samples suspected of harboring prions. Due to its ability for high-temperature sterilization, this is the safest solution for CNS tissue lysis and other applications where prions or other disease-causing agents may be present.

This is the strongest FastPrep-24 adapter, intended for the most difficult and long-lasting lysis applications. The FastPrep bead beating system maximizes mechanical tissue homogenization for efficient isolation of high-quality DNA, RNA and proteins, without the need for chemicals or enzymes.