Do you have any comment on the use of the iBind™ Western Device from Life Technologies?

05 May 2014 1 164 Report

I am wondering if this iBind™ Western Device from Life Technologies (https://www.lifetechnologies.com/order/catalog/product/SLF1000?ICID=search-product) is worth buying or not. I am looking for users that have comments on its use.

Do you find the binding efficient? Reproducible? Do you save money on the antibodies?

Thanks

Steve J Gagne

My understanding is this device is very convenient, but is terribly wasteful regarding consumables. You will not be saving money on anitbodies. Were you aware that you can contact a Life Tech representative and request a unit to evaluate? Off topic a bit, but I just finished evaluating Pierce's G2 Fast Transfer, Biorad's Transblot, and Life Tech's iBlot2, and found that the iBlot2 was a superior product, although was definitely the costliest with respect to consumables.

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