Macs® Tissue Dissociation Kits; Pre-Defined Tissue Dissociation And Homogenization Programs; Customized Dissociation Programs; Intended Use - Miltenyi Biotec gentleMACS Manual Del Usuario

1.4 MACS® Tissue Dissociation Kits
A broad selection of optimized and easy-to-use MACS® Tissue Dissociation Kits, including pre-defined enzyme
mixes, allows for convenient and reproducible tissue dissociation using the gentleMACS™ Octo Dissociator with
Heaters. A comprehensive list of MACS Tissue Dissociation Kits for numerous applications is available for
download at www.gentlemacs.com .
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Pre-defined tissue dissociation and homogenization programs

More than 40 pre-set gentleMACS™ Programs without heating step and including an incubation step at 37 °C
have been specifically developed to offer standardized procedures for tissue dissociation in virtually any
research field. A comprehensive list of optimized gentleMACS Programs and detailed gentleMACS Protocols for
numerous applications are available for download at
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Customized dissociation programs

In addition to the ready-to-use gentleMACS™ Programs optimized for specific applications, the gentleMACS
Octo Dissociator with Heaters also allows users to create new programs. This can be accomplished afresh or by
modifying pre-defined templates.
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Intended use

The gentleMACS Octo Dissociator with Heaters is a benchtop instrument for the fully automated and
standardized tissue dissociation or homogenization of up to eight samples.
Equipped with eight individual heating units and numerous optimized and ready-to-use gentleMACS Programs
the gentleMACS Octo Dissociator with Heaters offers a fully automated workflow for tissue dissociation. In
addition the instrument allows the user to create user-defined programs for almost any biological material. All
eight positions can be operated independently.
Single-cell suspensions or thorough homogenates are easily and reproducibly obtained using the unique C
Tubes or M Tubes. These single-use gentleMACS Tubes allow sample preparation in a closed and sterile system,
providing a high level of user safety and minimize cross-contamination.
The gentleMACS Octo Dissociator with Heaters is for research-use only in laboratory environment. It is to be
used by laboratory professional users only.
www.gentlemacs.com .
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