Trans-Blot® Turbo™ Transfer System (170-4155) by Bio-Rad

"I recommend for this product to people doing western blotting."

"While not the cheapest option out there, the Trans-Blot® Turbo™ Transfer System is a great option for protein labs. Seamless integration with off-the-shelf transfer packs and ease of use make this a very useful piece of kit. The only issue we've been having"

"The Turbo system is amazing, transfers gels extremely well. Much better than a 1-hour wet transfer or semidry. Had to troubleshoot a bit to find the best transfer time and Amp but now blots look great! "

"Bio-Rad’s transfer system is one of the best I have used. I have used iblot before. While most of the ways this machine is used are very similar to iblot, this machine is sturdier. There are more options for transfer. The two cassettes can hold 1–2 midi or up to 4 mini blotting sandwiches. There are so many options. We have size options with midi or mini and we also have PVDF or nitrocellulose. We also use their pre-cast gels, but it works very well with our home-made gels too. While the cost of using these systems may seem high, in reality it isn't, because we don't always factor in the cost of the person who spends time pouring gel, running gel and transferring them. Here, we save time and cost ultimately and get reliable, repeatable data. I am particularly impressed with after sales services provided. We had an issue with the cassette that our representative noticed while she was visiting and she had it replaced at no cost and without being asked to. "

"Very easy to use and produces nice transfers in short runs."

"Trans-Blot® Turbo is easy to use for the transferring of proteins from Gel. It takes very little time for transfer to complete and can do four mini gels transfer at a time. It's easy to use and very handy for everyone. It comes with loaded protocol or customizable according to requirements. I am very happy with this system for western blot. "

"We bought the Transblot turbo membrane recently. We get to transfer the westerns in 7 min instead of overnight. It is very simple and cost effective. It does not use buffer "

"It is simple, fast and easy to use semi dry transfer apparatus for westerns. It really helps when you need to do multiple western transfers a day. Even beginners can handle it without much handholding. For what it does its competitively priced. Also it doesn’t force us to use proprietary consumables unlike some of similar products from competitors. "

"It is simple to use and fast to finish for Western Blot. Western Blot takes times every step including running gel, gel transfer, and antibody treatment. It is critical to ready a membrane before end of day for overnight treatment of a primary antibody. It is not necessary to pre-soak the gel before transferring and takes only 7 minutes for transferring the gel to membrane. Another attractive thing is that it can transfer 4 gels at the same time in 7 minutes. I recommend if you regularly perform a lot of Western Blot to save your time and reduce your burden. Time is money."

"This is a great product! But you must use associated reagents. I've used this for both bdnf westerns and for phospho erk and creb westerns. It wasn't as effective for smaller molecules but is the standard in our lab."

"The product is easy to use. It is old but it is still in good conditions. We use it for research in some proteins like SYP, BDNF, PSD95, TH and other ones. We have great results. "

"It's easy to use. I like this product because it helps with my western blotting assays which are more complicated, specifically with high and low molecular weight proteins which are hard to transfer. "

"This transblot apparatus is easy to handle and saves a lot of your time. It is really a very good piece of equipment and I highly recommend it."

"Before using the turbo trans-blot module, I was using the mini-protean cell from Bio-Rad. After switching to the turbo trans-blot module, I realized how much more efficient and time-effective the new module is. The reproducibility and reliability is impeccable. "

"It is a great and fast way to transfer. It saves a ton of time compared with traditional transfer methods. The ability to run two transfers at once is very useful as well. "

"This brand is widely used in Western Blotting for its reliability and ease to use. It's not cheap, not particularly expensive. Best choice in the market."

"It’s a good product, but I prefer the old way. It’s true that this method is faster, but to identify heavy proteins is very hard. For example proteins over 250kD. If they worked on this problem, it would be better."

"The trans-blot turbo system is extremely user friendly. It is as intuitive as any apple product and it shaves several hours off the western blot transfer process (only 7 min for most blots)!"

"This is a very solid transfer system. Make sure you get the good sponges with it or just call and ask for them, they are white ones!"

"It’s easy to use and saves lots of time. It approximately takes 5 minutes for blotting. This robust technology enables us to run more samples in a day, which in turn increases the efficiency of the research."

"This is a very easy transfer with a user friendly methodology that saves a lot of time. This is very efficient in transferring. "

"Simple to use, and helps to identify new biomarkers. Very specific and sensitive and has high reproducibility."

"This is a great wet transfer system, with wonderful efficiency and productivity. It’s easy to use and the results are great."

"This is a very useful product.  The transfer comes out clean and it is easy to use.  Also, the customer service for the product is very reliable."

"Easy usage for protein expression. Good transfer results. Accurate and precise. Fastest transfer. Needed for basic publications."

"Works great for high abundant proteins and well titrated antibodies... less so for novel screening purposes."

"This Bio-Rad system for western transfer is a very user-friendly system. It’s versatile and is fit for any kind of run of western blots - be it with the pre-made gels or the ones made in lab. It is a very accurate system and transfers almost all the protein to the membrane. The only problem faced at times is during transfer when air bubbles get in. Otherwise it’s perfect!!"

"This product is easy to use. It works well with other Bio-Rad products. The blot can be visualized within a short period of time. I would definitely recommend this product to other colleagues. It would be good to have a free trial before purchase."

"A great product, easy to use and efficiency is very good. This is a nice product to recommend. I have been using it for the last 2 years with increased transfer efficiency, less anti body to use and less protein to load."

"The product is easy to use, however the precast gels can get a little costly. The SDS gel runs fast and quick to speed up the process. We have had no issues with the apparatus itself which allows us to run four gels at once. The transfer of proteins are sufficient for a good Western blot result in which we can compare relatively easily across experimental runs. Bio-Rad usually runs great specials that will give you the apparatus free with the purchase of the SDS pre-cast gels. I have had high school students, undergraduate college students, masters students, and lab technicians use the product and they all enjoy the ease and user friendliness of the products that Bio-Rad offers. The product is very durable and we have been using the product for over three years."

"This product is a delight to work with. The ease with which it sets up and the high quality results make my job a lot easier!"

"Good, consistent transfer of proteins for easy interpretation. Overnight use makes it convenient to accommodate multi-tusking while other operations are running in parallel."

"This transfer system is easy to use and easy to maintain. Also it saves times and the transfer quality is super good."

"Easy to use apparatus. Works very well to transfer. We have never had any problem with this apparatus and actually have 4 of them in our lab."