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ReviewerMember since: 2022
Organization: Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute (KCRI)
Great instrument for homogenization
Application Area: Homogenization
"Gives better results compared to similar instruments form other suppliers. I have primarily used it for extraction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex RNA from sputa. I also use it when performing DNA extraction from Gram+ & Gram- bacterial isolates from pure cultures."
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ReviewerMember since: 2021
Organization: INRS
Great results! Ongoing experiment!
Application Area:Analyze carbon nanotubes in organic matter
"The product is really very effective for grinding freeze-dried organic matter (pig lung). Just find the right program and the right tubes + balls. It is also useful to homogenize 2 powders: Results to come! The staff working at Bertin give good advice. I recommend."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Axiom
Does the job.
Application Area:Homogenize samples for nucleic acid extraction
"Easy to use once programs have been set up to your specification. Sometimes it can be temperamental and won't start, a quick readjustment of the rubber seal usually fixes the problem. Very loud."
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Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: University of Waikato
Recommended instrument
Application Area:Extract DNA from stool
"An excellent instrument - had one minor failure of a vacuum tube after 1 year light use but easily fixed."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE) Venusberg-Campus 1, Gebäude 99 5312
Super apparatus for large scale sample preparation. It saves time and gives good results.
Application Area:Human brain sample homogenization
"We used the Precellys 24 to homogenize human brain samples for downstream qRT-PCR, Western blot, and cell culture experiments. The procedure is very fast and the mRNA isolated has very good quality. It is a really efficient machine, especially for large-scale sample preparation. We also used this to homogenize other tissues, which also gave very good results."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2019
Organization: INOVALYS
Practical, simple and effective!
Application Area: PCR testing for bovine tuberculosis
"As part of our activity to detect bovine tuberculosis by PCR, aliquots of lymph nodes and some times organs (lung, liver ...) are, after hashing and decontamination, subjected to a grinding phase using Precellys and 2 ml tubes containing 0.1 mm glass beads. The purpose of this step is to break up clumps of mycobacteria and break the walls of these bacteria to release their DNA. The Precellys is practical, easy to use, and the grinding phase appears faster than with the system we used before. We have also seen the efficiency and the quality of the grinding through obtaining of CT earlier for the sentinel, calibrated between 10 and 100 LD method, which we systematically include in each of our series of analyses."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2017
Organization: University of California San Francisco
Had great RNA yields
Application Area:lyse muscle tissue
"It is very efficient at lysing different tissue types."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2016
Organization: UGA
Happy with the instrument!
Application Area:Tissue homogenization
"Instrument is easy to use and fits well in a biosafety cabinet. So far, we are pleased with the purchase. The only issue we have had so far is that the instrument underwent rough shipping."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: SERIDA
It has become a basic instrument in our lab
Application Area:Detection of pathogens in animal samples
"Precellys 24 is a useful tissue homogenizer. It's very versatile due to the wide range of lysing kits available, and it is also easy to use. "
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ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University
Brilliant product in sample homogenization
Application Area:Extract DNA, RNA, proteins, and metabolites in plant tissues (Arabidopsis, tobacco, and linum)
"It is very easy to use. The herbal plant tissues can be well-homogenized within a minute. The extracts of RNA and proteins showed high qualities. Furthermore, all the downstream analyses, including qRT-PCR, Western blots, and metabolite quantification, were highly reproducible. It is worthy to have one in lab."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2015
Organization: University of Oxford
Application Area:Efficient cell lysis
"We use our system primarily for cell homogenization and analysis of cellular metabolites and proteins. For these purposes this machine works well in comparison to spiked samples of known metabolites etc. We have also used this for RNA isolation without any optimization and our initial results suggested RNA degradation (ratio of rRNA). We didn't bother optimizing conditions as traditional RNA extraction method was later proved to be sufficient. We have had this machine for over 5 years and have not required any service support. So can’t comment on after sales/ support. We have also tried this machine with OEM bead-tubes and they work fine. Over all it is okay at what it does. "
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Advanced ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Application Area:Biotechnology
"Precellys is very useful for protein and RNA extraction. My best experience was with rat aortic rings, which normally does not work with traditional homogenizer. For this extraction you must use liquid nitrogen to homogenate it. However, you lose significant samples after each extraction. Besides, with liquid nitrogen you have to waste so much time. With Precellys, you only need to use ceramic spheres and select the strongest Precellys option."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: Angiochem Inc
Application Area:Tissue Homogenization
"Before using this product, we were doing all the homogenization manually and of course we had big variations between samples, especially after doing dozens of them in a row. Now with our Precellys 24 those variations are a lot less and we can process more samples in less time. That's what we call a win/win situation."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: Imagene
Application Area:DNA And RNA Extraction
"It is a robust machine which is easy to use. It’s sufficiently flexible. I would recommend for any researcher who wants to do extractions of nucleic acids from a complex matrix."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: LCSB - Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
Application Area:Molecular Biology
"This is a very effective instrument for tissue homogenization. It is fast and easy to use. It is suitable for RNA extraction with high quality. It is also very useful for metabolite extraction."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: Wihuri Research Institute
Application Area:Human Coronary Artery Homogenization
"The homogenization tubes specifically suggested by manufacturer´s web site to work with blood vessel homogenization did not easily homogenize healthy coronaries, and with calcified atherosclerotic coronaries the homogenization was even more incomplete. Frankly, I was very disappointed at the homogenization performance and with the poor level of manufacturer user manual (the total lack of it) at the time that I used Precellys."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: Department of Medical Science and Cardio-Renal Medicine, Yokohama City University, Graduate School of
Application Area:Western Blot
"When using this product can save a lot of time and the operation is very simple."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: NIH
Application Area:Molecular Biology
"It saved me lot of time. It is great for large scale sample processing. It is great instrument overall."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: Louisiana State University
Application Area:Immunology/Virology
"The Precellys is very easy to use. It is made with materials which are easy to clean. We have had in our lab for 4 or 5 years and it has not needed fixing. The technical support is excellent. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: Université Lille Nord de France, INSERM
Application Area:RNA/Protein Extraction
"This is a handy device. It saves time and prevents contamination between samples. I recommend this equipment to all laboratories."
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: LCSB - Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
Application Area:Molecular Biology
"A very effective instrument for tissue homogenization. It is fast and easy to use. It is suitable for RNA extraction with high quality. Also very useful for metabolite extraction. "
Status:
ReviewerMember since: 2014
Organization: KCAS Bio
Application Area:Large Molecule Discovery
"The ability of the Precellys 24 Dual to process two different sized samples (2mL and 7mL tubes) makes it the only homogenizer I can justify owning. It is super easy to scale up from small preps to the bulk size, without needing a second instrument. It runs like it was supposed to every time it is used. The reinforced tube option for some of the lysing kits makes processing difficult or tough samples possible."
It guarantees an efficient homogenization with high yield and quality results compatible with all analysis methods. This high-throughput bead-beating homogenizer can simultaneously grind up to 24 tubes of 2 ml only in few seconds all in retaining molecular integrity. The single-use tubes prevent samples from any cross contamination. With beads and standard protocols specific to each application, a large range of biological samples can be grinded, homogenized or lysed. Even fragile microorganisms, and hard tissues such as bones and hair.