Materials of Construction
Filter Media: Bio-Inert™ (modified low protein-binding nylon), glass fiber (borosilicate glass without binder), Mustang™ Q, Mustang™ S, Omega™ (modified PES), PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), and Supor™(PES) membranes
Plate Housing: Polypropylene
Lid: Polystyrene
Dimensions
Length: 12.8 cm (5.0 in.)
Width: 8.6 cm (3.4 in.)
Height: 3.3 cm (1.3 in.)
Tip Length: 0.5 cm (0.2 in.)
Well-Bottom Area
0.25 cm2
Maximum Well Volume
1 mL
Recommended Working Volume
900 μL
Recommended Operating Vacuum
25.4 cm Hg (10 in. Hg)
Filtration by Centrifugation
1,000 - 3,000 x g
Typical Hold-Up Volume
(starting volume of 900 μL) < 18 μL/well
Applications
Glass Fiber Media
Lysate clarification
Isolation of RNA, gDNA and plasmids from culture
Glass Fiber over Bio-Inert™ Membrane
Clarification of cell lysates and tissue homogenates
Applications that require prefiltration
Mustang™ Ion Exchange Membrane
Plasmid purification
Ion exchange applications
Oligonucleotide purification
Omega™ Membrane
Concentrate, desalt, and purify DNA, RNA, oligonucleotides, and proteins
Nucleic acid purification
PTFE Membrane
Sample prep using solvents
Aggressive filtration applications
Supor™Membrane
Lysate clearance
Bead retention