Sample Size and Buffer Volume
Bead Lysis Kits

Animal Tissue

Soft to medium samples such as brain, liver, kidney
up to 200 µL of buffer, samples up to 100 mg
PINK, GREEN

200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, samples up to 300 mg
RED, NAVY

Tough samples such as tumor or cardiac muscle
up to 200 µL of buffer, samples up to 100 mg
GREEN

200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, samples up to 300 mg
NAVY

Very tough samples such as bone, skin, or connective tissue
200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, samples up to 200 mg
NAVY

Extremely resilient samples such as umbilical cord
Try our UFO beads.

Plant Matter

Soft leaves like Arabidopsis or spinach
up to 200 µL of buffer, samples up to 100 mg
PINK, GREEN

200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, samples up to 300 mg
RED, NAVY

Tough leaves like oak, fruit, slender stems, roots
up to 200 µL of buffer, samples up to 50 mg
GREEN

200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, samples up to 200 mg
NAVY

Small or soft seeds, rice grains
200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, samples up to 150 mg
NAVY

Soft macroalgae(e.g., Codium)
up to 200 µL of buffer, samples up to 100 mg
PINK, GREEN

200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, samples up to 300 mg
RED, NAVY

Filamentous or tough algae (e.g., Pithophera)
up to 200 µL of buffer, samples up to 50 mg
GREEN

200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, samples up to 200 mg
NAVY

Very hard seeds, such as dried soy, corn, etc.
Try our Bullet Blender Storm 5 with special beads. Ask us for details.

Cell Culture

Bacteria
200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, pellets up to 300 µL
YELLOW

Mammalian tissue culture
up to 200 µL of buffer, pellets up to 100 µL
PINK

200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, pellets up to 300 µL
RED

Yeast
up to 200 µL of buffer, pellets up to 100 µL
PINK

200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, pellets up to 300 µL
RED

Microalgae (e.g., Haematococcus)
up to 200 µL of buffer, pellets up to 100 µL
PINK

200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, pellets up to 300 µL
RED

Small Organisms

Insects: soft-bodied insects such as fruit flies and honeybees
up to 200 µL of buffer, samples up to 100 mg
PINK, GREEN

200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, samples up to 300 mg
RED, NAVY

Insects: Hard, light insects such as ticks
up to 200 µL of buffer, samples up to 50 mg
GREEN

200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, samples up to 150 mg
NAVY

Nematodes (C. elegans, etc.)
up to 200 µL of buffer, samples up to 100 mg
PINK, GREEN

200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, samples up to 300 mg
RED, NAVY

Zebrafish
up to 200 µL of buffer, larvae up to 100 mg
PINK, GREEN

200 µL to 600 µL of buffer, samples up to 300 mg
RED (larvae only), NAVY