Eppendorf has expanded its Lobind tube and plate portfolio to 96-well high-volume plate formats for DNA or RNA applications in forensic analysis, microarrays and next-generation sequencing.
The Lobind consumables have been designed to maximise the recovery of valuable biomolecules and are manufactured using specially developed production technologies and selected ultra-pure polypropylene for reduced surface-to-surface binding.
The absence of any surface coating - such as siliconisation, slip agents, biocides or plasticisers - prevents sample interference while the material's high chemical and thermal resistance ensures safety in all sample preparation protocols.
The Lobind tubes and plates are ideal for protein research, mass spectrometry, protein array sample preparation, and storage of peptide, antibody or virus samples.
Both materials are offered as single-tube formats ranging from 0.5ml to 2ml volumes and 96-well or 384-well micro- and deep-well plates with Recovermax well shape.
Sample handling is facilitated by features such as the Safe-Lock lid on Lobind tubes and the Optitrack high-contrast alphanumeric labelling for faster well identification on Lobind plates.
Shorter centrifugation times are made possible by g-safe stability, and high stability and dimension accuracy allow for reliable and fast workflow integration.
Eppendorf said its quality standards require that each individual batch of Eppendorf Lobind tubes or plates in independently tested and certified in PCR clean quality (free of human DNA, DNase, RNase and PCR inhibitors), ensuring consistent and reliable quality.
