ampure vs alternatives

[thermophile]

I'm about to start running 100s of libs through double spri cleaning. In the past I've used ampure and made my own PEG solution which allowed me to use ~1/5 the recommended amount of Ampure. (single clean up for ~$0.25). This would mean $0.50 double clean ups which isn't unbearable but since I'm starting at the beginning for optimizing this protocol (and we don't use Ampure for any other lib preps) I feel like this is the time to look around for cheaper ways to do it. I'm hesitant to go fully homebrew because we're a core facility and I worry about clients balking at us not using a kit.

So please anyone who does large numbers of preps-how are you controlling bead costs?

[Celemics]

AMPure Alternative

Greetings!

We have a comparable product, TopQ XSEP, which has a cost basis significantly lower than that of Agencourt AMPure XP.

If you would like for me to send you a free sample along with our pricing information, please send an email to the below email address.

Jason DeFrancesco
Celemics America
[email protected]

[Manna]

I've had great luck using these:
Sera-mag SpeedBeads (Fisher#09-981-123)
You basically just wash them, add your own PEG solution, and bingo! you've made AMPure beads for almost zero dollars.