For homogenisation of various plant, animal or microbial source materials . Our ROTI ® SampleLyse tubes are 2 ml screw cap vessels filled with beads made of steel, ceramic or glass for mechanical disruption of various cell, tissue or environmental samples. The screw cap vessels can be inserted into a commercially available homogeniser such as the cell disruption shaker Genie ® (Art. No. PA66.1). By shaking the beads, the sample is quickly and efficiently disrupted and nucleic acids or proteins can be extracted from the homogenised sample. Suitable, for example, for: Plant material: flowers, leaves, stems, roots, woody parts, seeds, grains Animal tissue: brain, liver, kidney, lung, muscle, hair, nails, bones Microorganisms: yeast, fungi, algae, bacteria, spores Environmental samples: soil, faeces General properties: Sample volume: 0.5-2 ml Bead material: glass, ceramic and/or steel Bead diameter: 0.09-4.7 mm ROTI ® SampleLyse Soft Tissue 3 For homogenisation of soft plant and animal tissues. Recommended application(s): Plant material: flowers, leaves Animal tissue: brain, liver Properties: Vessel volume: 2.0 ml Bead material: ceramic (1.4 - 1.6 mm)