chiudiBioMag® and BioMag®Plus
BioMag® Superparamagnetic Particles are high-performance superparamagnetic microparticles widely used in the magnetic separation of cells, organelles, proteins, immunoglobulins, nucleic acids, and many other types of molecules in biological and non-biological systems. Their irregular shape affords a much greater surface area than that of the same size spherical particle. This large surface area results in high binding capacities, allowing for efficient capture of target with minimum amounts of particles. BioMag® particles are greater than 90% iron oxide resulting in a fast magnetic separation, especially on high throughput automated platforms. The particles are covered with a coating that provides functional groups for the attachment of proteins or antibodies.
There are three varieties of BioMag® Superparamagnetic Microparticles: BioMag®, BioMag®Plus, and BioMag® Maxi. BioMag® particles have a mean diameter of ˜1.5µm (with the exception of BioMag® Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide [˜10µm]). BioMag®Plus particles are similar to conventional BioMag® particles with the important distinction of fewer fines. Additionally, BioMag®Plus particles are often offered in kits as the principle component. BioMag® Maxi particles have a mean diameter of ˜3-12µm.
