Apparatus for ultrasonic cell lysis, useful for recovering nucleic acids from bacteria and yeast, in which the probe has an active surface that matches the shape of the sample vessel

摘要

Apparatus (A) comprising a sonotrode that generates high power ultrasound in biological samples present in a vessel and containing cells to be lysed, is new. The sonotrode is in contact with the vessel and there is no fluid between the contact surfaces. The probe has an active surface that follows the shape of part of the vessel and the surface in contact with the vessel is concave or convex. An Independent claim is also included for a method of ultrasonic lysis of cells using (A).