Breaking Caenorhabditis elegans The Easy Way Using The Balch Homogenizer

Model Organism: Worms Methods & Reagents
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I think this paper might be of general interest to the worm community. This tool may become a standard accessory in worm labs.

Bhaskaran et. al., (2011) Anal Biochem. 2011 Feb 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Breaking Caenorhabditis elegans The Easy Way Using The Balch Homogenizer - An old tool for a new application

PMID: 21354098

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any place to buy one?

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M&M says:

Balch Homogenizer: Construction of the original Balch Homogenizer has been described [8].
The model we used was purchased from Isobiotec (Heidelberg, Germany), and is described
under the German patent #202 09 547.9. We tested tungsten carbide ball bearings ranging in size
from 7.982 mm to 7.999 mm, corresponding to wall-to-ball bearing clearances of 18 mm down to
1 mm.