Process and apparatus for breaking down biological material

US6258930A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• QIAGEN GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Simone Gauch · Haan, DE
• Helge Bastian · Mettmann, DE
• Manfred Roord · Haan, DE
• Uwe Orth · Monschau, DE
• Radu Anghel · Düsseldorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 2, 2000
• Grant date: Jul 10, 2001
• Expiry date: Mar 2, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B02C2017/065
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The use of multi-well blocks with more than 10 wells is suggested for breaking down biological samples in a ball mill, wherein the process which is to be carried out provides that the biological sample, disposed in a multi-well block with more than 10 wells, is broken down in a ball mill and that following this, proteins and/or nucleic acids are isolated. With the ball mill necessary for this task, with milling containers fixed thereto in a holder (10), the milling containers are designed as uniform well blocks (16) and can be fixed in a form-locking manner into the adapted, twist-preventing holder (10).