Thermo Scientific™ Pierce™ Power System

Description

Get rapid and efficient protein staining or protein transfer at your finger tips with the Thermo Scientific™ Pierce™ Power System.

The Thermo Scientific Pierce Power System is a device that can be used for both fast Coomassie staining of protein gels and for rapid semi-dry transfer of proteins from gel to membrane.

The Pierce Power System features an integrated power supply, easy-to-use color LCD touchscreen interface and pre-programmed electrophoretic gel staining and protein transfer methods for different types, numbers and sizes of gels and molecular weight ranges of proteins. The easy-touch programming feature allows custom staining or transfer settings to be quickly created, saved and run. The included Pierce Power Stain Cassette allows Coomassie protein staining and unbound stain removal on up to 2 mini gels or 1 midi gel within 6 to 11 minutes using the optimized Pierce Power Staining Kits. The included Pierce Power Blot Cassette allows the simultaneous transfer of up to 4 mini-sized or 2 midi-sized precast and homemade SDS-PAGE gels to nitrocellulose or PVDF membranes. Protein transfer is consistent, highly efficiency and completed in minutes when using the optimized Pierce 1-Step Transfer Buffer. The instrument is also effective for standard 30- to 60-minute semi-dry transfer protocols using traditional Towbin transfer buffers.

Highlights:

• Flexible – efficiently stain or transfer protein in about 10 minutes with 1 system
• Integrated power supply – seamless operation between control unit and cassettes provides consistent high efficiency protein staining and transfer
• Convenient – simultaneously stain and destain 2 mini gels/1 midi gel or transfer 4 mini gels/ 2 midi gels
• Easy-touch programming – intuitive, color LCD touchscreen interface and pre-programmed methods for both Coomassie staining and rapid semi-dry transfer of proteins

Includes:

• System consists of the Pierce Power Station, Pierce Power Stain Cassette, and Pierce Power Blot Cassette; kit includes Western Blot Roller, Power Cord with C/13 Connector, and Quick Start Guide
• Unit ships with North American power cord; country-specific power cords are also available

Applications:

• Coomassie staining and destaining of proteins in SDS-PAGE gels in 6 to 11 minutes
• Semi-dry Western blot transfer of 10-300kDa proteins from SDS-PAGE gels to nitrocellulose or PVDF membranes in 5 to 10 minutes

Requires:

• Pierce Power Staining Kits for Coomassie staining of SDS-PAGE gels
• Pierce 1-Step Transfer Buffer for rapid semi-dry Western blot transfers

Product Details:

The Thermo Scientific Pierce Power System is an ingenious one system device designed for rapid staining and semi-dry transfer of proteins. The system consists of the Power Stainer that provides efficient Coomassie staining in 6 to 11 minutes and the Power Blotter designed for rapid semi-dry transfer of 10-300kDa proteins from polyacrylamide gels to nitrocellulose or PVDF membranes in 5 to 10 minutes. The Pierce Power Blotter can also be used for standard 30- to 60-minute semi-dry transfer protocols with Towbin buffer (Towbin et al., 1979).