MTC Bio’s Gel Crusher™ Spin Columns are designed to replace labor-intensive gel breaker / fragmentation steps (crush+soak method, etc.). The column features 600µm filtration pores for use in gel fragmentation / gel breaker applications. It couples with 2mL receiver tubes for effortless fragmentation.

Commonly used in molecular cloning, PCR, restriction digestions, sequencing, and labeling protocols, these spin columns can be used to fragment gel slices (typically cut with a gel extractor or razor blade) into smaller pieces.

These smaller uniform pieces will produce greater yields and can be easily pipetted using wide bore tips into an NaCl solution. This reduces the time to create a fine slurry for further elution, filtration, incubation, etc. Place the Gel Crusher™ column in the 2mL microtube and centrifuge the column/tube assembly in a standard benchtop microcentrifuge for 5 minutes at maximum speed (generally approximately 15,000×g).

The gel will be forced through the 600µm holes into the 2mL receiver tube. The crushed fragments will be small enough to be aspirated/dispensed through a pipette tip.

• Breaks gels into uniform fragments with no chunks

• Fits in standard microtubes

• Increases DNA yield

• For use in molecular cloning, PCR, restriction digestions, sequencing and labeling protocols