News and applications for life science research professionals
Tubing, Accessories
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsThe Upchurch Scientific® Division of Scivex™ offers an expanding line of 1/32 OD tubing and fittings. Tubing includes PEEK™, PEEKsil™, Teflon® FEP, and 316 Stainless Steel.
DNA Polymerase
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsTaqPlus ® Maxx ™ DNA polymerase is a blend of cloned Taq and Pfu DNA polymerases and Stratagene's exclusive ArchaeMaxx™ polymerase-enhancing factor. Together with an optimized buffer, this enzyme blend provides a high success rate.
Centrifuge For Microarray Slide Drying
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsThe slide spinner quickly dries two microarray slides, and easily removes wash buffer prior to slide scanning. The device includes the centrifuge and two removable cassettes that conveniently trap all liquid.
Automated Benchtop DNA Separation
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsMiniPrep bench-top lab, used with the new MagPrep(R) reagent kits, streamlines the DNA separation process, providing reproducible results at a fraction of the hands-on time of manual methods.
Long Tip Cone Pipette
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsLong Tip Cone Finnpipette® Focus Pipette minimizes hand and arm strain during pipetting. Removable snap-on handle is available in large, medium and small, allowing the best fit for an individual's hand.
Plate And Tube Shakers
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsElectromagnetic deep well plate and tube shakers rapidly mix the contents of 96 or 384 well deep microplates as well as multiple racks of 1.5 to 3.0 ml tubes.
Double-Density Compound Sotrage
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsTTP LabTech has announced the comPOUND® Double-Density (D2) sample store, holds two shorter microtubes (0.35 ml instead of the standard 1.0 ml) in each hole of comPOUND's carousels, doubling capacity to 200,000 tubes.
Deep Well Plate, Well Cap Mat
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsNUNC™ brand 384 DeepWell™ Plate and Well Cap Mat provide storage for DMSO and other strong chemicals and solvents. The plate, constructed of chemical-resistant polypropylene, features 240 μl wells with diamond-shaped conical well bottoms to maximize sample retrieval.
Three-gas Incubator
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsHeraeus® HERAcell® 150 tri-gas incubator is available with either stainless steel or fungicidal/bactericidal solid copper interior.
Animal Bedding Disposal Station
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsPuriCare™ Bedding Disposal Station protects operators from airborne particulates. Room air is drawn into the front of the enclosure, preventing aerosols from escaping into the room.
Instrument/LIMS Interface Validation Tools
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsLabtronics Inc. has announced the release of a new Validation Toolkit for their LIMS interfacing applications, LimsLink and LimsLink CDS .
Mouse ICAM-1 Kit
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsQuantikine ELISA for mouse ICAM-1 is now available from R&D Systems. ICAM-1 (Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1) is an inducible transmembrane molecule that plays a role in cell migration, antigen presentation and leukocyte activation.
B Antibodies
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsNF?B is widely recognized as a critical mediator of immune and inflammatory responses. Other identified subunits include p52 (NF?B2), c-Rel, and RelB. The p65, cRel, and RelB subunits are responsible for transactivation.
Lateral Flow Membrane
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsPRIMA 40 backed nitrocellulose membranes for immunodiagnostic assays, are lateral flow membranes featuring a nominal flow rate of 40 sec/4 cm. Designed to significantly reduce issues related to the use of viscous load biological samples, e.g.
Electronic Pipettes (1951)
October 15, 2003 11:35 am | Articles | CommentsSofTouch Electronic Pipettes provide a feather-touch button to initiate multiple liquid handling functions, including pipetting, reverse pipetting, multiple dispensing, sequenced dispensing, diluting, and mixing.
