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ReviewerMember since: 2022
Organization: Medical college of wisconsin
easy to use and helps to have better dissociation with ready to use enzymes.
Application Area: NK cells in human tissue
"The instrument is really easy to use and help us to dissociate the tissue fast and easy. The specific tubes are expensive. the programs are preset."
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Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: University of Miami
Great results, consistent and reliable
Application Area:Separate single cells from tissue
"This dissociator works great with tissues, it is gentle and very effective and very easy to use, there are many preset programs that help users with all kinds tissues. A great buy."
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Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2000
Organization: University of Nottingham
The initial outlay is worth it and has improved the whole precess.
Application Area:Dissociation of adult rat brain neurons
"The product was easy to use with clear instructions and applications notes. The yield of cells and viability often exceeded our inhouse methods but the main advantage was the speed and reproducibility of the preps. The kit has also been useful to other users doing a range of cell preparations."
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ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: abbvie
A mandatory part of my protocol.
Application Area:Cell isolation from tissue
"This machine is very effective at dissociating tissue into a pulp. It yielded high quality results for me. It is easy to use with the touch screen. Many people use it in my group. I didn't use after sales care. It is valuable."
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Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Miami
Easy to use cell separator
Application Area:single cell separation
"The machine is very easy to use, already comes with many settings for different tissues to separate into single cells, it is costly to buy the disposable filters and dissociator tubes."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2012
Organization: Wayne State University
This instrument streamlined and standardized our tumor processing and is bringing us fantastic results compared to our method before we purchased the GentleMACS Dissociator.
Application Area:Preparation of single cell suspensions of tumor cells from freshly dissected patient tumor samples
"The GentleMACS Dissociator and accompanying enzyme kits have dramatically improved our yield of viable patient-derived tumor cell lines and mouse xenograft tumor cell lines. Before we began using the GentleMACS our success rate at generating cell lines was about 50% from glioblastomas and 25% from brain metastases. Now with the GentleMACS we are over 85% successful with both. Following the supplied protocol is very easy, and not terribly time-consuming, which is important when working with patient specimens. Now we dream of getting the funds to upgrade our lab from the 2 sample model up to the Octo-Dissociator which can run 8 at once, as implied by the name :) "
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ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: Universidad de Extremadura
Application Area:Tissue disgregator for cell and nucleic acids isolation
"The system allows to work up to 8 different samples simultaneously. Mechanical dissociation can be applied in varied ways (speed, time and rotation sense ). Temperature (37ºC) can be used at the same time, allowing a combination of enzymatic and mechanical strategies. All of this, produces an increase in cell viability and cell recovery and permits to reduce the size of starting material. We use it for RNA and DNA extraction, obtaining amazing results. Price is the only drawback. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2013
Organization: Ashland
"This apparatus has multiple programs to fit with different biological applications and it is possible to upgrade it or create its own program. It is reproducible and very convenient to use. We still need to buy specific tubes developed by Miltenyi to use it. "
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Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2009
Organization: University of Minnesota
Application Area:Tissue dissociation
"Easy to use. The single cell suspensions which are created allow for much more robust cell line generation."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2011
Organization: Imperial College
"Product is very easy to use and customer support when ordering/installing/after care was great. We developed protocol for tissue dissociation at our site together with sales manager from Miltenyi. I hope the price will decrease when more people start buying this machine as at the moment it is a bit pricy, though it is a one time instrument."
The gentleMACS™ Dissociator is a benchtop instrument for the semi-automated dissociation of tissues into single-cell suspensions or thorough homogenates. A single sample or two samples in parallel can be processed. Two types of unique gentleMACS Tubes used with the instrument enable the time-saving and easy dissociation or homogenization of tissues in a closed system. The instrument offers optimized gentleMACS Programs for a variety of specific applications. Special protocols have been developed for various tissues. The standardized tissue dissociation or homogenization procedures make for reliable and reproducible results.
For higher throughput and even more flexibility see also the gentleMACS Octo Dissociator. For fully automated tissue dissociation browse the gentleMACS Octo Dissociator with Heaters.
Applications
Optimized, pre-set gentleMACS Programs have been developed for easy dissociation of tissues into single-cell suspensions, including:
Also, programs have been developed for the homogenization of tissues, for:
Manufacturer Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG | Available Worldwide
4.2 / 5.0 | 11 reviews