Lysing Matrix I

Lysing Matrix I contains 2 mm yellow zirconia beads and one 4 mm ceramic sphere. Matrix I tubes have clear caps.

Lysing Matrix I	2 mL
Average Size	Yellow Zirconium Oxide Beads: 1.70 - 2.3 mm, 4 mm ceramic bead, 3.7 - 4.2 mm
Bead Material	Yellow Zirconium Oxide Beads, ceramic bead
FastPrep Instruments Models	ConeFlex Legacy (allows all FP24 adapters on FP96), CoolPrep (24x2 mL), HiPrep (48x2 mL), QuickFlex (96x2 mL), QuickPrep (24x2 mL), QuickPrep All Metal (24x2 mL)
Hardness	Yellow Zirconium Oxide Beads: Vickers 900 - 1000, 4 mm ceramic bead: Mohs 7.5
Personal Protective Equipment	If working with biological, toxic, hazardous or infectious samples use hand protection (Latex, Nitrile or other protective approved material gloves), skin and body protection (abcoat and long-sleeves) and eye protection (safety glasses with side-shields). Handle in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practices.
Sample Type	Seeds, Spores, Animal Tissues, Plants, Soil, Ancient and Dried Samples, Clay, Wood
Specific Gravity	Yellow Zirconium Oxide Beads: 5.5 |4 mm Ceramic Beads: 6.0 - 6.25
Usage Statement	Unless specified otherwise, MP Biomedical's products are for research or further manufacturing use only, not for direct human use. For more information, please contact our customer service department.

Application Notes

Lysing Matrix I is used for breaking very tough and hard samples, including organisms within a tough or dense exterior matrix. This is useful in applications such as isolation of intact organelles, and super-molecular structures where lysis conditions necessitate high impaction but low shearing. The 4 mm ceramic sphere provides very high inertia for lysis by impaction of tough chitin/protein composites that comprise the exoskeleton of arthropods and crustaceans. Matrix I can also be used for dry grinding fungal spores to isolate RNA and proteins.

Usage Statement

Unless specified otherwise, MP Biomedical's products are for research or further manufacturing use only, not for direct human use. For more information, please contact our customer service department

Key Applications

Nucleic Acid Isolation, Nucleic Acid Extraction, Proteomics, Purification and Detection, Protein Purification, DNA Purification, Plant Tissue Processing, Tissue Analysis, Bacterial Lysis, Yeast Lysis, Fungal Tissue Analysis, Animal Cell Lysis, Animal Tissue Analysis, Microbiome Studies, Metabolite Extraction, Grind Seeds, Homogenization