

The Harris Uni-Core consists of a razor sharp stainless steel cutting tip designed to cut, retrieve and store cored samples from source materials such as tissue, gels, paper, cloth, leaves, paint chips, films or other thin, soft substrates. The tip is protected by a removable cover cap. A range of diameters are available. The body is made from polypropylene plastic. Each Harris Uni-Core is individually packed and ethylene oxide sterilised. A 63 x 76mm, 1.5mm thick, inert, self-healing cutting mat with dual cutting surfaces is sold separately.
The Uni-Core is a limited reusable, disposable sampling tool, ideal for tissue processing or forensic applications. They may be disposed of after use or cleaned and reused. Tips should be cleaned between each sample extraction by coring blank filter paper; rinsing with ethanol or spraying with compressed air to remove dried artefacts. The mat should be rinsed with ethanol after each sample extraction. Autoclave for 20 minutes at 250°C and 15psi. It is recommended to autoclave up to three to five times.