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ULTRA-TURRAX®
Tube Drive System
Quicker and safer sample preparation
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The disposable dispersing system
ULTRA-TURRAX® Tube Drive control
(UTTD control)
Before researchers and lab assistants are able to analyze samples, they usually
have to prepare the material first. Mixing, crushing, dispersing or homogenizing
processes tend to be quick. The cleaning of the machine, however, is time
consuming and can be dangerous when working with toxic substances. But
now, thanks to the new, hermetically sealed, disposable tube system, contact
with the sample material is minimized and sample processing time is decreased.
Tube lid
Rotor
Stator
Rotor drive
Pestle
So-called batch dispersing tools operate with
to prepare samples in a safer and quicker man-
reusable vessels. These vessels are filled with the
ner, a completely new system made up of a drive,
sample material which is then homogenized and
dispersing tool and sample vessel was needed.
filled into other vessels. After the work is comple-
The most important step was to integrate
ted, the vessel and the tool, (the rotor-stator system
the dispersing tools into the sample vessel.
or mill), must be cleaned and if necessary, sterilized.
The tool and the vessel create a unit and are
During handling there is always a danger of cross-
designed to be a disposable product. After the
contamination, e.g. an unwanted entry of particles
sample preparation they can be discarded or
from one sample into another. Users are at risk as
stored.
well. In the event that infected cell materials or
toxic substances are to be processed, any contact
with the filled vessel or the used dispersing tool
poses a risk of infection or poisoning. Cleaning and
sterilization swallow up time. Therefore, in order
Membrane
Membrane
fixation
Vessel
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