Efficient, leaf punch tools for quick, precise field sampling. For use with the 3CR Bio Leaf Sample Collection Kit.
BASIC LEAF CUTTING TOOL
The 3CR Bio Basic Leaf Cutting Tool is a lightweight, easy-to-use, low-cost punch designed for precise sampling of thin or soft materials, ideal for fieldwork. This tool is expertly designed to core, punch, and retrieve samples from thin or soft source materials such as leaves. The tool comprises a convenient, hollow plastic pen-style holder, mounted with a durable stainless steel cutting tip at one end. It features an internal push-button-operated plunger for safe and efficient sample disc ejection. The tool produces a precise ¼ inch diameter disc, making it ideal for detailed sampling tasks. For best results, clean the cutting tip between each sample extraction by coring blank filter paper or rinsing with water or ethanol. This low-cost leaf punch is lightweight, easy to use, and perfect for fieldwork.
ADVANCED LEAF CUTTING TOOL
The 3CR Bio Advanced Leaf Cutting Tool is designed to streamline and enhance your sampling process. This high-precision leaf tissue punch produces a single ¼ inch diameter disc effortlessly. It features a unique mechanism that securely holds a standard snap-top or screw-top 2 mL storage tube in a fixed position, allowing the sample to be received without any need for touching or manipulation. Ideal for fieldwork, this advanced leaf punch significantly reduces effort and time when performing multiple samplings, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in every use.
Efficient, leaf punch tools for quick, precise field sampling. For use with the 3CR Bio Leaf Sample Collection Kit.
1000 µL filtered pipette tips for the Opentrons Flex, provided sterile in racks or blister packs (refills). Tips are clear, non-conducting polypropylene tips, free of human DNA, PCR inhibitors, RNase/DNase, pyrogens, and endotoxins. Opentrons Flex Tips and Racks are autoclavable.
1000 µL filtered pipette tips for the Opentrons Flex, provided sterile in racks or blister packs (refills). Tips are clear, non-conducting polypropylene tips, free of human DNA, PCR inhibitors, RNase/DNase, pyrogens, and endotoxins. Opentrons Flex Tips and Racks are autoclavable.
Norgen’s Urine Preservative is designed for the rapid preservation of DNA, RNA, microRNA and proteins from fresh urine samples. In addition, the Urine Preservative eliminates the need to immediately process or freeze samples and allows the samples to be shipped to centralized testing facilities at ambient temperatures. The components of the Urine Preservative allow samples to be stored for over 2 years at room temperature with no detected degradation of urine DNA, RNA or proteins.
Norgen’s Urine Preservative is available in 2 convenient formats:
1. Urine Preservative Single Dose Ampules
With this product Norgen’s Urine Preservative is supplied in a liquid format in single dose ampules. The user simply collects 5 – 50 mL of urine into a urine collection container and adds the contents of the Urine Preservative Single Dose (Cat# 18126). The urine and preservative are then mixed, and the urine nucleic acids and proteins are preserved at room temperature.
2. Urine Collection and Preservation Tubes
Norgen’s Urine Preservative is also available in a dried format in Norgen’s Urine Collection and Preservation Tubes. The user simply collects urine into the tubes and mixes gently until the orange preservative pellet in the tube has dissolved. Norgen’s Urine Collection and Preservation Tubes are available in 3 convenient sizes:
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Select Urine Tested with the Norgen Urine Collection and Preservation Tubes
Human
Mouse
Lynx
Wolf
Urine collected from snow
Available Sizes and Formats
Storage Conditions and Product Stability
All tubes/cups should be kept tightly sealed and stored at room temperature (15 – 25°C) for up to 2 years without any reduction in performance.
| Kit Components | Cat. 18118 (50 tubes) | Cat. 18122 (50 tubes) | Cat. 18113 (50 tubes) | Cat. 18126 (50 tubes) | Cat. 18129 (1 cup) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urine Collection and Preservation Tubes (5 cc) | 50 | – | – | – | – |
| Urine Collection and Preservation Tubes (15 cc) | – | 50 | – | – | – |
| Urine Collection and Preservation Tubes (50 cc) | – | – | 50 | – | – |
| Urine Preservative Single Dose | – | – | – | 50 | – |
| Urine Collection and Preservation Cup (120 cc) | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| ID Labels | 50 | – | – | 50 | – |
| Product Insert | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |