Mbale zam'matumbo ndi mtundu wa mipanda ya labotale yomwe imagwiritsidwa ntchito pa chromatotography. Adapangidwa kuti azikhala ndi zitsanzo zomwe zidzasanthula pogwiritsa ntchito ma centspace a chromatography, ukadaulo womwe umagwiritsidwa ntchito posanthula zinthu zosasunthika mu zitsanzo zolimba kapena zamadzimadzi. Mbale zasindikizidwa ndi chipewa cha septum, chololeza mutu pamwamba pa zitsanzo kuti zisapende popanda kutulutsa mlengalenga. Njirayi imagwiritsidwa ntchito popenda zachilengedwe, zachilengedwe, ndi chakudya, pakati pa minda ina.
Mbale zam'matumbo, zomwe zimadziwikanso kuti mpweya wabwino (gc) kapena mbale zapadera, ndizotengera zapadera zogwiritsidwa ntchito powunikira zinthu zosasunthika mu chromatography. Adapangidwa kuti azisunga zitsanzo ndikupanga mutu pamwamba pa zitsanzo, zomwe zimakhala ndi zosasunthika zomwe zimasandulika.