Prefilled 2.0 mL Tubes (0.1 mm Silica + 1.4 mm Zirconium + 4 mm Silica Beads, 50/pk)

The D1034-MX is a specialty mixed-bead blend tube combining 3 different bead sizes / materials in each tube: 0.1 mm silica + 1.4 mm zirconium + 4 mm silica. 50 tubes per pack at $189.

SKU prefix note: Despite the D1034 prefix (D1034 family is otherwise 5 mL tubes at $253), this SKU is a 2.0 mL tube at the standard $189 D1031/D1032 pricing. Universe SKU naming quirk. Confirm tube format with Benchmark Scientific.

Key Specifications

Why Multi-Size Multi-Material Blend

Different bead sizes target different sample components:

• 0.1 mm silica → small cells / soft tissue (many impact points)
• 1.4 mm zirconium → mid-range disruption (high density, mid-energy impacts)
• 4 mm silica → tough cell walls / dense matrices (few high-energy impacts)

The multi-size blend provides diverse impact profiles in a single tube, useful for method-development workflows comparing complex sample types where single-bead-format disruption is incomplete.

Pick the D1034-MX when:

• Sample is complex / heterogeneous (mixed cell types, mixed tissue types)
• Method-development workflows comparing multi-mechanism disruption
• Multi-format facility. Single-blend tube replaces multi-tube workflow comparing different bead sizes

Ordering & Configuration

Pair with D1030 BeadBug 3 or D1036 BeadBug 6 chassis.

Confirm at quote: chassis pairing, complex-sample workflow context, tube-format clarification (2 mL despite D1034 prefix), and lead time.

D1034 mixed-bead blend: universe SKU naming quirk (D1034 is normally 5 mL but this SKU is 2 mL). See D1031-01 anchor for full BeadBug bead-tube ecosystem.