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iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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36 out of 37(97%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
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Review 1 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 15, 2011
Reviewer:Deliang
Application or Technique: DNA and protein transfer
Institution: NICHD, NIH
Good but need to be improved
Application or Technique: DNA and protein transfer
Institution: NICHD, NIH
IBlot is good for quickly transfer your protein or DNA into a blot membrane. It can save your 30 to 50 min for protein transfer, save you 20min at least for DNA transfer and transfer more efficient than capillary transfer. However, the hinge is easy to be broken. Besides that, you have to buy the transfer stacks, that is not cheap...
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Review 2 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 15, 2011
Reviewer:Yuanlin Dong
Application or Technique: WB
Institution: MGH
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Review 4 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 15, 2011
Reviewer:Steve
Application or Technique: western blot
Institution: CytomX Therapeutics
Near perfect
Application or Technique: western blot
Institution: CytomX Therapeutics
The iBlot is a great design, my only issue with it is the amount of waste, if this could be reduced a little with re-usable sponges etc it would be 5 stars all around
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Review 5 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 15, 2011
Reviewer:Sharron
Application or Technique: Immunology
Institution: Univ of Oklahoma
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Review 8 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 14, 2011
Reviewer:Ranjani Rajapaksa PhD
Application or Technique: Western Blots for phospho-proteins
Institution: Stanford University
Review 9 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 14, 2011
Reviewer:Micah Dardar
Application or Technique: gel transfers for western blot
Institution: Autoimmune Technologies
Easy and Quick
Application or Technique: gel transfers for western blot
Institution: Autoimmune Technologies
This is the only device I have ever used to do transfers, and it was one of the first pieces of equipment that I learned to use in the lab. It is very simple and easy to use, and it is effective. According to what I have heard about the old way of doing this, this device seems excellent. Setting P3 for 8 minutes is perfect for everything we have run into so far. BioRad TGX pre-cast gels need to be trimmed some at the sides to not hang out of the sides of the transfer stack.
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Review 10 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 14, 2011
Reviewer:Mark J. Swanson
Application or Technique: Immunoblotting
Institution: Univ Of Nebraska Omaha
iBlot
Application or Technique: Immunoblotting
Institution: Univ Of Nebraska Omaha
The iBlot system is excellent for protein transfer and is my lab's current preferred method. It is simple to use, provides consistent data, and the time savings is well worth the investment in the system when working with undergraduate students that have little time to spare. My only complaint is that it is an expensive system to use for an academic laboratory with many students and somewhat low funds.
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Review 11 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 14, 2011
Reviewer:Li Chen
Application or Technique: Western blot
Institution: TechLab
Review 12 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 14, 2011
Reviewer:Joanne Steinauer
Application or Technique: Western Blotting
Institution: UC San Diego
Great product!
Application or Technique: Western Blotting
Institution: UC San Diego
The iBlot has made running Western blots quicker & more reliable than previous methods. We have shown it to other labs and they have purchased the iBlot too!
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Review 13 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 14, 2011
Reviewer:Jingyun Shou
Application or Technique: Application
Institution: Dalhousie University
Review 14 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 14, 2011
Reviewer:Jennifer Levenson
Application or Technique: antibody testing
Institution: UW Madison
Review 15 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 14, 2011
Reviewer:Galina
Application or Technique: Western blot
Institution: MD Anderson Cancer Centar
Review 16 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 14, 2011
Reviewer:Foster
Application or Technique: Immunoblotting
Institution: Arizona State University
A western blotter's dream!
Application or Technique: Immunoblotting
Institution: Arizona State University
The iBlot is a western blotter's dream! 7 min transfers, all with premade buffers and membrane sandwiches. High molecular weight proteins sometimes do not transfer completely so you may have to adjust the transfer time based on the size of your target protein. But, overall, it is a fantastic product.
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Review 17 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 14, 2011
Reviewer:Eric Schepers
Application or Technique: PVDF protein transfer
Institution: DuPont
Iblott rating
Application or Technique: PVDF protein transfer
Institution: DuPont
Overall the instrument works very well with the majority of protins i am trying to transfer. It is very easy and convenient to use. In some caase proteins do not transfer completely compared to wet transfer but ease of use still makes it the preferred step.
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Review 18 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 14, 2011
Reviewer:Ewan Dunn
Application or Technique: WB
Institution: Boston University
Midi gels and the iBlot
Application or Technique: WB
Institution: Boston University
Hi, I have used the iBlot system with Midi gels for two years now. I think the system works well and I find that I get a comparable transfer of proteins to the membrane compared to traditional blotting techniques. But the system is a little challenging at first i.e. getting used to handling the thin midi gels and setting the blotting “sandwich” without air bubbles in-between.
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Review 19 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 14, 2011
Reviewer:Dave
Application or Technique: Western blotting
Institution: FibroGen
iBlot because its easy
Application or Technique: Western blotting
Institution: FibroGen
The iBlot instrument is a teriffic time saver without sacrificing performance. Using the instrument saves the time required to set up and run a standard Western transfer and also has a green component to it as it does not generate methanol containing waste.
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Review 20 for iBlot® Gel Transfer Device
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Date: June 14, 2011
Reviewer:NaTasha Schiller
Application or Technique: Western Blot
Institution: Hope College
iBlot
Application or Technique: Western Blot
Institution: Hope College
The iBlot is much easier to teach novice students how to use than traditions buffer transfer systems. The transfer is fast and works with homemade gels. We found that cutting the stack to fit the gel helped with transfer issues - also adjusting the time of transfer from 7 mins to 8 mins enabled a better transfer of our higher molecular weight proteins. The down side is, for the price paid for the device and the stacks, the manufacturer could have invested more time into a more sturdy latch.
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