Ideal for Bladder Tissue Homogenization
Do you spend lots of time and effort homogenizing bladder tissue samples? The Bullet Blender® tissue homogenizer delivers high quality and superior yields. No other homogenizer comes close to delivering the Bullet Blender’s winning combination of top-quality performance and budget-friendly affordability. See below for a bladder tissue homogenization protocol.
Save Time, Effort and Get Superior Results with
The Bullet Blender Homogenizer
Consistent and High Yield Results
Run up to 24 samples at the same time under microprocessor-controlled conditions, ensuring experimental reproducibility and high yield. Process samples from 10mg or less up to 3.5g.No Cross Contamination
No part of the Bullet Blender ever touches the tissue – the sample tubes are kept closed during homogenization. There are no probes to clean between samples.Samples Stay Cool
The Bullet Blenders’ innovative and elegant design provides convective cooling of the samples, so they do not heat up more than several degrees. In fact, our Gold+ models hold the sample temperature to about 4ºC.Easy and Convenient to Use
Just place beads and buffer along with your tissue sample in standard tubes, load tubes directly in the Bullet Blender, select time and speed, and press start.Risk Free Purchase
Thousands of peer-reviewed journal articles attest to the consistency and quality of the Bullet Blender homogenizer. We offer a 2 year warranty, extendable to 4 years, because our Bullet Blenders are reliable and last for many years.Bladder Tissue Homogenization Protocol
Sample size |
See the Protocol |
| microcentrifuge tube model (up to 300 mg) | Small bladder samples |
| 5mL tube model (100mg - 1g) | Medium bladder samples |
| 50mL tube model (100mg - 3.5g) | Large bladder samples |
What Else Can You Homogenize? Tough or Soft, No Problem!Â
The Bullet Blender can process a wide range of samples including organ tissue, cell culture, plant tissue, and small organisms. You can homogenize samples as tough as mouse femur or for gentle applications such as tissue dissociation or organelle isolation.
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Select Publications using the Bullet Blender to Homogenize Bladder Tissue
Lewis, A. J., Dhakal, B. K., Liu, T., & Mulvey, M. A. (2016). Histone Deacetylase 6 Regulates Bladder Architecture and Host Susceptibility to Uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Pathogens, 5(1), 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens5010020
Rosen, D. A., Hilliard, J. K., Tiemann, K. M., Todd, E. M., Morley, S. C., & Hunstad, D. A. (2015). Klebsiella pneumoniae FimK Promotes Virulence in Murine Pneumonia. Journal of Infectious Diseases, jiv440. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiv440
Danka, E. S., & Hunstad, D. A. (2015). Cathelicidin Augments Epithelial Receptivity and Pathogenesis in Experimental Escherichia coli Cystitis. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 211(7), 1164–1173. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiu577
Wagers, P. O., Tiemann, K. M., Shelton, K. L., Kofron, W. G., Panzner, M. J., Wooley, K. L., Youngs, W. J., & Hunstad, D. A. (2015). Imidazolium Salts as Small-Molecule Urinary Bladder Exfoliants in a Murine Model. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59(9), 5494–5502. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00881-15
Jiang, J.-X. (2015). DNA Methylation Machinery Mediates the Bladder’s Response to Obstruction [University of Toronto]. https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/69649/1/Jiang_Jia_Xin_201506_MSc_thesis.pdf
Wang, J.-H., Singh, R., Benoit, M., Keyhan, M., Sylvester, M., Hsieh, M., Thathireddy, A., Hsieh, Y.-J., & Matin, A. C. (2014). Sigma S-Dependent Antioxidant Defense Protects Stationary-Phase Escherichia coli against the Bactericidal Antibiotic Gentamicin. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 58(10), 5964–5975. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.03683-14
Melero, M., García-Párraga, D., Corpa, J., Ortega, J., Rubio-Guerri, C., Crespo, J., Rivera-Arroyo, B., & Sánchez-Vizcaíno, J. (2014). First molecular detection and characterization of herpesvirus and poxvirus in a Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens). BMC Veterinary Research, 10(1), 968. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-014-0308-2
Becknell, B., Spencer, J. D., Carpenter, A. R., Chen, X., Singh, A., Ploeger, S., Kline, J., Ellsworth, P., Li, B., Proksch, E., Schwaderer, A. L., Hains, D. S., Justice, S. S., & McHugh, K. M. (2013). Expression and Antimicrobial Function of Beta-Defensin 1 in the Lower Urinary Tract. PLoS ONE, 8(10), e77714. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077714
Schröder, A., Kirwan, T. P., Jiang, J.-X., Aitken, K. J., & Bägli, D. J. (2013). Rapamycin Attenuates Bladder Hypertrophy During Long-Term Outlet Obstruction In Vivo: Tissue, Matrix and Mechanistic Insights. The Journal of Urology, 189(6), 2377–2384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2012.12.110
Rubio-Guerri, C., Melero, M., Esperón, F., Bellière, E., Arbelo, M., Crespo, J., Sierra, E., García-Párraga, D., & Sánchez-Vizcaíno, J. (2013). Unusual striped dolphin mass mortality episode related to cetacean morbillivirus in the Spanish Mediterranean sea. BMC Veterinary Research, 9(1), 106. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-9-106
Hanstein, R., Negoro, H., Patel, N. K., Charollais, A., Meda, P., Spray, D. C., Suadicani, S. O., & Scemes, E. (2013). Promises and pitfalls of a Pannexin1 transgenic mouse line. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2013.00061
Thai, K. H., Thathireddy, A., & Hsieh, M. H. (2010). Transurethral Induction of Mouse Urinary Tract Infection. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 42. https://doi.org/10.3791/2070
