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Here is what our customers say about InstantBlue:

 “InstantBlue means I can plan my next experiment within 5 minutes rather than having to wait for 2-3 hours to stain and destain a gel.”  Dr Mark Abbott, AstraZeneca

“We have found Expedeon’s InstantBlue an easy-to-use, rapid, high sensitivity low background protein stain. Excellent product and highly recommended.” Kamran Salim, Immunobiology

“Does exactly what it says on the container - A small quantity is added directly to the gel and the protein bands are visible in minutes. No need to wash or destain the gel. Quicker and easier than other stains on the market and just as sensitive” Clare Stevenson, John Innes Centre

“I’m really impressed both with the quality of the results and the time saved. The stain is also better as the bands are sharper since there is no background.” Maria Fernandez, Phico Therapeutics

“We've just had a go with your staining sample, and are very impressed! It caused quite a stir in the lab – it’s so quick that it’s a bit like developing a photo.” Anna Mallam, University of Cambridge

PROTEIN GEL STAINING

InstantBlue
One Step gel staining in 15 minutes or less.

InstantBlue is a ready-to-use, proprietary Coomassie® stain with a unique formulation that is optimal for obtaining well defined protein bands in a single step.

Developed to simplify standard protein gel staining procedures, this product will prove ideal for anyone looking to stain protein gels, whether as a one off or on a routine basis. With InstantBlue you get a product that will save both time and cost.  This product really does do what it says on the bottle, to use, simply take the gel out of cassette, place directly into InstantBlue and leave!

Dr. Beverly Holskin (Cephalon Inc.) recently tried a sample and wrote,  "I promised I would use the stain yesterday and I did.  It is awesome!  I took the gel down and put it right into the stain – even the minor impurities (which I needed to see) showed up.  We are scanning the gel now for reporting purposes.  I certainly will switch to this reagent and will purchase more immediately!"

Click Here to try a free sample of InstantBlue for yourself, you will be very pleased that you did!
   
InstantBlue Benefits
  • Ultra-fast staining  -  providing results in 15 minutes or less.
  • Single step procedure -  no need to wash, fix, microwave or destain. Just take the gel out of the cassette and place in a container with InstantBlue.
  • High sensitivity -  approximately 5-25ng of protein detected per band.
  • Super-Low background staining -  Improves overall gel resolution and sensitivity and no possibility of over staining means that you can leave your gel in the stain indefinitely and still be able to read it.
  • Quantitative - Same gel-to-gel performance ideal for quantifying protein by densitometry
  • Non-toxic - ideal for regular use and disposal.
  • Mass Spec Compatible1. 

1 - Zhu, Z., Boobis, A.R., Edwards, R.J., Identification of estrogen-responsive proteins in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells using label-free quantitative proteomics, Proteomics 2008, 8, 1987-2005.
   
Product Information

Catalogue Number Description Storage Shelf Life
ISB1L InstantBlue, 1 Litre +4°C 1 Year from receipt

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