Medium-scale Tissue Extraction Tools

BioSpec has identified several useful tools that can be used for medium-scale protein extraction of plant and animal tissue.  Depending on the particular device, 10 g to 10 kg batches of tissue can be processed.  Because most of these homogenizers and grinders are sold in the domestic marketplace they are relatively low cost compared to equipment marketed exclusively to the scientific community.
Most of these machines are not manufactured by BioSpec.  Some are made by recognized domestic brands (e.g, Hamilton-Beach, GE) while others were discovered in quiet little specialty stores.  Where similar equipment was available from several manufacturers, we compared them side-by-side in our laboratory for best performance.
All of these machines are stocked and available from BioSpec.  Click on links below for specific information.

Machine	Tissue Type	Sample Size	Comments/Results
MEAT GRINDER	Muscle, Organs	0.5-10 kg	Course wet grind (e.g., hamburger)
FLOUR MILL	Dry, Non-oily Grains/Seeds	0.1-2 liters	Very fine, dry powder (e.g., flour)
BLADE BLENDER	Soft Plant/Animal	50-500 g	Diluted 3-10X w buffer
GRINDER	Dry Grains/Seeds/Leaf/Buds	1-10 g	Medium dry grind
BEADBEATER	Microbial	10-80 g(wet)	Diluted 3-10X w buffer
JUICER	Soft Fruits/Vegetables	0.5-10 kg	Undiluted, clarified plant extract
ROTOR-STATOR	Soft Plant/Animal	0.1-1 kg	Diluted 3-10X w buffer
TISSUE DISPERSER	Soft & Hard Plant/Animal	0.1-10 kg	Diluted 2-10X w buffer