The BD IMagnet™ is a specialized plastic test-tube rack surrounding a strong permanent rare earth magnet. It holds up to six 12 x 75-mm or
two 17 x 100 mm round-bottom test tubes (e.g., BD Falcon™, Cat. No. 352058 and 352057) in optimal position for magnetic separation of
leukocytes labeled with BD IMag™ particles - DM. When tubes containing BD IMag™-labeled cell suspensions are placed in the BD
IMagnet™, the magnetic field attracts the labeled cells to the adjacent walls of the tubes, allowing removal of the supernatant containing any
unlabeled cells. When the tubes are subsequently removed from the BD IMagnet™, the labeled cells may be harvested. This simple system
allows rapid and effective positive or negative selection of desired leukocyte populations.
The BD IMagnet™ contains a strong permanent magnet that may affect or damage delicate instruments, electronic equipment, and magnetic
recording devices. Therefore, persons wearing cardiac pacemakers should not handle the BD IMagnet™, and the BD IMagnet™ should
not be placed near laboratory instruments, monitors, computer discs, credit cards, video or audio cassettes, and watches. The BD IMagnet™
has a very strong attraction for ferric metals, so it should not be placed on steel surfaces or near objects containing steel or iron.
Like all precision instruments containing plastics, the BD IMagnet™ may be warped or damaged by exposure to excessive heat or UV light.
If disinfection is required, it may be wiped with alcohol or bleach solutions. Do not boil, autoclave, or expose the BD IMagnet™ to artificial
UV light.