An alternative to stainless steel grinding balls that can react with phenol and other acids, our 5/32" Zirconium Oxide grinding balls are chemically stable and will not corrode when exposed to solvents. Slightly irregular in shape, they are useful for homogenizing animal and plant tissues with corrosive extraction buffers. The hold up to cryogenic grinding as well. They may be used with deep well plates and individual 2 ml microfuge tubes to bead-beat samples.
All of our grinding balls and satellites are ready-to-use and have been treated to remove residual oils and contaminants prior to packaging.
Citations
Butler, M. W.; Bociulis, S. C.; Little, A. R.; Minnick, J. A.; Ritter, N. J.; Rockman, M. E.; Rossi, M. L.; Hines, J. K. Quantifying Biliverdin in Liver and Spleen Samples from Multiple Avian Species. Auk 2017, 134 (1), 11–21. https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-16-73.1. (The study created a method to measure very small amounts of biliverdin, down to 3.1 nM, in bird tissues, which is essential for understanding its biological function)
