​B-BOX™ Blue Light LED Epi-illuminator

​SMOBIO’s B-BOX™ is a long wavelength, blue light LED epi-illuminator. It is compact in design and robust in structure. The B-BOX™ epi-illuminator provides an unprecedented level of safety for its user due to its non-UV light source and a low operating voltage of only 12 Volts, as well as its capability working with non-carcinogenic DNA/ protein dye. The B-BOX™ comes with high quality non-flickering LED light that is highly sensitive for DNA and protein dye. B-BOX™ can greatly ease the routine chore of gel extraction, enabling easy visualization and gel cutting even in bright ambient light. The multi-angle filter plate (Cat. No. VE0102) provides optimal angles for gel cutting, visualization, and documentation. The B-BOX™ also comes with amber colored filter goggles (Cat. No. VE0103) for gel cutting and visualization. The Phox™ Photobox (Cat. No. VE0104) provides a mini darkroom environment for images taken with any smartphone. Finally, a built-in barrier system around the working area helps facilitate cleaning.

Features

• Improved cloning efficiency 
• Compact, lightweight, and portable (less than 1 kg in weight)
• Safety features include : 470 nm long wavelength, without any UV radiation hazard to its user
• Compatible with non-carcinogenic, non-ethidium bromide DNA staining dye
• User friendly: Samples are easy to visualize (when using the filter plate or goggles) 
• LED light source lasts up to 50,000 hours
• Superior detection sensitivity: ≤ 0.04 ng of DNA when using FluoroStain™ DNA Fluorescent Staining Dye, ≤3 ng of protein when using FluoroStain™ Protein Fluorescent Staining Dye (as sensitive as silver stain)
• Adjustable and removable filter plate allows for gel cutting, visualization, and documentation
• Built-in barrier design, for easy clean up
  
• Visible in bright ambient light
  
• Emphasizes minimal power reliance, low heat generation, with its own built-in heat sink

Advantages of using
​B-BOX™ Blue Light LED Epi-illuminator

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Publication:
The usefulness of lutein/trypan blue vital dye for the staining of corneal endothelium: a pilot study on DMEK pretreated tissues
Rossella Colabelli Gisoldi, Gemma Lodato, Bijorn Omar Balzamino, Graziana Esposito, Alessandra Micera, Augusto Pocobelli  Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2022 Nov 29 : 1–9. doi: 10.1007/s00417-022-05909-x
PMCID: PMC9707145

Morphological and biomolecular targets in retina and vitreous from Reelin-deficient mice (Reeler): Potential implications for age-related macular degeneration in Alzheimer’s dementia 
Bijorn Omar Balzamino, Graziana Esposito, Ramona Marino, Pietro Calissano, Valentina Latina, Giuseppina Amadoro, Flavio Keller, Andrea Cacciamani, and Alessandra Micera Front Aging Neurosci. 2022; 14: 1015359. Published online 2022 Nov 16. doi: 10.3389 / fnagi.2022.1015359
PMCID: PMC9708893 
Acceleration of Yeast Autolysis by Addition of Fatty Acids, Ethanol and Alkaline Protease
Zeinab Takalloo, Robabeh Nemati, Marjan Kazemi, Hadi Ghafari, Reza HasanSajedi, Iran. J. Biotechnol. July 2022;20(3): e3036

Validation of reference genes for cryopreservation studies with the gorgonian coral endosymbiont Symbiodinium
Gabriella Chong, Fu-Wen Kuo, Sujune Tsai, Chiahsin Lin Sci Rep. 2017; 7: 39396. Published online 2017 Jan 9. doi: 10.1038/srep39396
PMCID: PMC5220285

Characteristics of extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli isolated from fecal samples of piglets with diarrhea in central and southern Taiwan in 2015
Wan-Chen Lee, Kuang-Sheng Yeh BMC Vet Res. 2016; 13: 66. Published online 2017 Mar 1. doi: 10.1186/s12917-017-0986-7
​PMCID: PMC53334408