sonication
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- noun
- /ˌsɒnɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Initial lysis was done by a 30-second cell disruption via sonication.
Examples
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The centrifuge tube was placed in an ultra-sonication bath and sonicated for 30 minutes to complete the precipitation of calcium phosphate.
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For optimal results, they conducted sonication to agitate the solution before proceeding with the experiment.
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Homogenates were lysed on ice for 30 min, followed by sonication.
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Sonication was performed to shear the chromatin to generate DNA fragments with a size range of 400 to 500 base pairs.
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Labeled 13C internal standards and 1 mL 3% iso-propanol in water were added after 60 min, followed by another sonication.
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Briefly, 20 million cells were crosslinked with 1% formaldehyde for 10 minutes while sonication was performed using a Bioruptor (Diagenode).
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The researchers used sonication to break up the particles in the liquid sample for analysis.
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The researchers opted for sonication to ensure that the cell membranes were effectively disrupted.
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Etymology
Sonication comes from an old Latin word sonus meaning 'sound' and the ending -ation meaning 'a process'. So sonication is the process of using sound waves to shake, break, or mix tiny bits in a liquid, which is why the word literally means 'using sound' to do that.