An important accessory for the MiniBeadbeater-96 when temperature control is a concern*. Typically, a vial filled with beads, sample and extraction media warms up ~10 degrees per minute of beadbeating. Our 2 ml vial holder (capacity 48 vials) and 50 ml tube holder (capacity 2 tubes) are machined out of high-heat-conductivity aluminum. The vial holders are pre-cooled to low temperatures to provide strict maintainence of low sample temperature during the bead beading process. The cooling efficiency of a close fitting, cold aluminum vial holder is far superior to cold-room air or cold air attachments used by other bead mill cell disruptors.
* Nucleic acid extraction of microorganisms or tissues in the presence of nucleic acid extraction media generally do not require temperature control.
