Application Examples
Alloys, Animal Feed, Bones, Ceramics, Cereals, Chemical Products, Coal, Coke, Drugs, Electronic Scrap, Glass, Grains, Hair, Minerals, Oil Seeds, Ores, Paper, Plant Materials, Plastics…
Product Advantages
- Reproducible, efficient grinding, mixing and homogenization in seconds
- Powerful grinding by impact and friction, up to 30 Hz for up to 20 samples per run
- 3 different grinding modes (dry, wet or cryogenic)
- Screw-top grinding jars for leak-proof grinding
- 9 SOPs can be stored
- Wide range of accessories including various jar and ball sizes, adapter racks for single use vials and tubes, grinding tool materials, CryoKit
- Efficient cell disruption of max. 240 ml cell suspension for DNA/RNA- and protein extraction
- Isolation of bacteria from tissue in 8 x 30 ml bottles or 10 x 5 ml vials for accurate diagnosis of infections
Function Principle
The grinding jars of the MM 400 perform radial oscillations in a horizontal position. The inertia of the grinding balls causes them to impact with high energy on the sample material at the rounded ends of the grinding jars and pulverize it. Also, the movement of the grinding jars combined with the movement of the balls result in the intensive mixing of the sample.
The degree of mixing can be increased even further by using several smaller balls. If several small balls are used (e.g. glass beads) then, for example, biological cells can be disrupted. The large frictional impact effects between the beads ensure effective cell disruption.
