MTC Bio Gel Crusher Spin Column 

MTC Bio's Gel Crusher™ Spin Columns streamline gel fragmentation by replacing time-consuming, labor-intensive gel breaker methods such as crush-and-soak. Designed with 600 µm filtration pores, these columns efficiently fragment gel slices when centrifuged, producing consistent, uniform pieces ideal for downstream processing.

Compatible with standard 2 mL microcentrifuge tubes, the Gel Crusher™ allows gel slices (typically excised with a razor blade or gel extractor) to be quickly processed in a benchtop microcentrifuge. A brief 5-minute spin at maximum speed (≈15,000 × g) forces the gel through the filtration pores, creating a fine, homogeneous slurry.

The resulting fragments are small enough to be easily aspirated and dispensed using wide-bore pipette tips, enabling faster and more efficient elution, incubation, filtration, or labeling steps. By producing uniform gel fragments, the Gel Crusher™ helps improve DNA recovery and overall workflow efficiency across a range of molecular biology applications.

Features

• Produces uniform gel fragments with no large chunks

• 600 µm filtration pores optimized for gel fragmentation

• Fits standard microcentrifuge tubes

• Reduces processing time compared to traditional crush-and-soak methods

• Improves DNA yield and downstream consistency

• Suitable for molecular cloning, PCR, restriction digestions, sequencing, and labeling workflows
  
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