Gel Drydown Block

Product Description

This heat block, made from aluminum (VWR part, # 13259-288), is designed for holding 15 mL centrifuge tubes upright while drying BeOH or AlOH gels. Each block holds 12 tubes in a 4x3 matrix. The block sits directly on a hot plate, and the conductive material transfers heat into the tubes. By drying gels at 65°C until consolidated, then driving off lingering water vapor at 98°C, the gels form a single, small pellet that can easily be transferred to a quartz crucible using the Pellet Funnels (also shown on this page). See Sample packing procedure for more detail in Be/Al Extraction Method (PDF).