Our AKTA FPLC has been trouble-free for 9 years, and we bought one of
the early models. It has lived in a cold room, withstood periods of
heavy use, periods of inactivity, and ham-handed undergraduates without
incident. I think we have replaced only the injector channels and the
solvent filters in those 9 years. These instruments are built like
tanks, and at a small institution like ours, time is more important than
money.
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Filip Van Petegem wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I believe this subject has been touched briefly before, but does
> anyone have any strong feelings before or against using an Akta
> FPLC/purifier versus a Biorad Duo Flow? The Biorad Duo instruments
> are significantly cheaper; are they however also 'as good' as GE
> Healthcare? I'm especially interested in comments from people who have
> used both instruments before.
>
> Cheers
>
> Filip
>
>
>
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> Filip Van Petegem, PhD
> Assistant Professor
> The University of British Columbia
> Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
> 2350 Health Sciences Mall - Rm 2.356
> Vancouver, V6T 1Z3
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