- The B- 170 is a rotor/stator type hand held tissue homogenizer which can rapidly dispersing, homogenizing, extractions, cell disruption, mixing, emulsifying, suspending samples in 0.1- 50 ml of liquid or 1-250ml depending on the dispersing shaft - During operation, the suspended material is drawn into the core of the homogenizer by a rotor turning at up to 30,000 rpm - The material is repeatedly cycled through narrow slits in the stator where it is rapidly sheared and disintegrated by high shear mechanical action - Complete homogenization of tissues (muscle, liver, breast tissue, etc.) is usually achieved in a few seconds. Little, if any, heat is produced during the process