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BENTO LAB
All-in-one lab with the following features:
Mini-centrifuge (up to 6 1.5ml tubes)
PCR thermocycler (up to 32 samples)
Gel electrophoresis box (up to 9 or 12 samples) and power supply
Blue LED transillumination
Prices:
Bento Lab Pro = ~$2,095
Bento Lab Entry = ~$1,700 (restricted functionalities)
Dimensions:
33 x 21.4 x 8.1 cm / 13 x 8.4 x 3.2 in
3.5 kg / 7.7 lb
MINIPCR
Separate systems to be combined to a full molecular biology lab:
Mini-centrifuge (up to 6 1.5 ml tubes or 16 0.2 ml tubes)
PCR thermocycler (up to 8 or 16 samples)
Gel electrophoresis box (up to 9 to 26 samples) and power supply
Blue LED transillumination
Prices
Gyro/Plus mini-centrifuge = $160/$250
Mini8/Mini16 thermocycler = $650/$840
BlueGel gel electrophoresis box = $350
BlueBox S/Pro transilluminator = $250/$350
Example cost of a full lab = $1,440
Dimensions:
Gyro/Plus = 13 x 10 x 4 cm / 5.1 x 3.9 x 1.6 in
Mini8/Mini16 = 5.1 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm / 2 x 5 x 4 in
BlueGel = 10.2 x 22.9 x 7.6 cm / 4 x 9 x 3 in
BlueBox S = 9 x 10 cm / 3.5 x 3.9 in
BlueBox Pro = 11.4 x 14 cm / 4.5 x 5.5 in
Advantages Bento Lab
Whole system powered by one power supply
Compact system that doesn't take up much bench space
Various PCR settings can be stored on the device
No seperate technologies needed to run: built-in control panel
Advantages miniPCR
Separate systems means users can buy more or less of each system, depending on lab needs
Gel electrophoresis system includes a 'dark room box' to simplify photography
Disadvantages Bento Lab
Thermocycler and gel electrophoresis system can't run at the same time
Thermocycler and timed centrifuge can't run at the same time
Gel electrophoresis system has maximum capacity of 12 samples
Disadvantages miniPCR
Each system requires individual power supply
Thermocycler and gel electrophoresis system need to be controlled with a smart phone or tablet
Tips & tricks Bento Lab
Use 1.5 ml tubes without cap as holders to spin 0.2 ml tubes down
To take good pictures of the gel:
remove gel from holder
place on the transilluminator
cover phone camera with the orange lid
make sure your environment is as dark as possible
If the centrifuge lid lock system blocks, turn the Bento Lab off and on again
For a 2% gel: use 0.5 g agarose with 27.5 ml 1x TBE buffer
Add ~40ml buffer to the gel electrophoresis box to run a gel
Tips & tricks miniPCR
If you have tips & tricks from your own experience, please contact us
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