Safety and Hygiene
Product Roundup: Fume Hoods and Biological Safety Cabinets
May 10, 2013 2:34 pm | News | CommentsIn any laboratory, safety of both the researchers and the samples are integral to a successful experiment. Fume hoods and biological safety cabinets offer protection from hazardous fumes with proper ventilation that will ensure the safety of all scientists in the laboratory and the samples they are working with.
LISTED UNDER: Fume Hoods | Biological Safety Cabinets
Biological Safety Cabinets with SmartFlow Technology
May 9, 2013 11:54 am | Product Releases | CommentsThermo Scientific 1300 Series A2, Class II, Type A2 biological safety cabinets provide reliability, ergonomics and energy efficiency for demanding laboratory applications.
LISTED UNDER: Biological Safety Cabinets
Biosafety Cabinet with Human Factors Design
May 8, 2013 8:47 am | Product Releases | CommentsLabconco’s new Purifier Logic+ keeps the researcher safe from the biohazard agents being used and offers a design with emphasis on human design.
LISTED UNDER: Biological Safety Cabinets
PCR Workstations Provide Product Protection and Sterilization
April 12, 2013 10:16 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe CaptairBio PCR Workstations from Erlab use a UV lamp, which allows the working environment to be decontaminated in order to prevent contamination of samples. The filtration of the sterile housing is controlled by a fan that draws in air from the laboratory and passes it through a HEPA H14 filter, which is more than 99.995% effective at trapping particles 0.1 microns and higher.
LISTED UNDER: Other Safety EquipmentPassive Needle Guard
April 11, 2013 11:42 am | Product Releases | CommentsBD Medical, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced the commercial launch of a new passive needle guard technology, BD UltraSafe PLUS. This product, in addition to offering needlestick safety, is enhanced with ergonomic features designed to facilitate comfort and support for healthcare providers and patients.
LISTED UNDER: Other Safety Equipment | Syringe Needles
System Designed for Safe Vacuum Aspiration of Liquids
March 19, 2013 3:14 pm | Product Releases | CommentsThe VACUSAFE Laboratory Aspiration System from INTEGRA is designed to provide simple, reliable and safe aspiration of hazardous waste liquids in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories.
LISTED UNDER: Disposal Containers | Other Safety Equipment
Safety Enclosure Provides Controlled Laboratory Environment
February 14, 2013 1:46 pm | Product Releases | CommentsAvailable from Asynt—the Lab-Bubble is a piece of containment equipment that can be used to provide many different types of safety or controlled environments by using additional components to change the function of the enclosure.
Laboratory Glassware Cleaning
February 4, 2013 12:45 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMiele offers System4Lab—a glassware washer, which includes a competent machine, the right detergents, service, and application support for the life of the machine. System 4Lab is Miele’s complete solution for reprocessing glassware and includes four components.
Personal Protection
August 31, 2012 8:24 am | by Mike May | Articles | CommentsItems from eyewear to respirators and even organizational skills can keep scientists safer.
Laboratory Glassware Cleaning
June 12, 2012 10:48 am | Product Releases | CommentsMiele has introduced a new concept in cleaning technology with the release of System4Lab—offering customers a glassware washer with the right detergents and service and application support for the life of the machine.
Class II, Type A2 Biosafety Cabinets
February 4, 2011 7:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsNuAire announced the availability of CellGard ES (Energy Saver) models NU-475 and NU-477 Class II, Type A2 Biosafety Cabinets. Each cabinet is modeled after NuAire’s LabGard series of Biosafety Cabinets but features a 10 degree sloped sash like the CellGard ES NU-480.
Enclosure Ensures Clean Pipetting Environment for Liquid Handler
January 31, 2011 9:51 pm | Product Releases | CommentsHamilton Robotics introduced a new enclosure for its MICROLAB NIMBUS line of compact automated liquid handlers. The enclosure can be equipped with an optional high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter, which delivers clean air to the pipetting work surface for protection of samples, enzymes, and reagents.
Class II Biosafety Cabinets
December 21, 2010 6:18 am | Product Releases | CommentsPurifier Logic Class II Biosafety Cabinets from Labconco have a built-in electronically commutated motor, or ECM, which acts as the brain of the cabinet. It is programmed to precisely control the cabinet’s airflow. The sensorless system uses a patent-pending technology called Constant Airflow Profile (CAP).
Homogenizer Safety Enclosure
September 10, 2010 7:45 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe BIOBOX is a new locking containment unit from Next Advance. The BIOBOX is a protective box around the BULLET BLENDER homogenizer, which can homogenize tissue and cell culture for the isolation of a variety of analytes.
Ergonomic Anaerobic Chamber
August 24, 2010 6:55 am | Product Releases | CommentsSheldon Manufacturing has announced the release of its new BacBASIC Anaerobic Chamber. The BacBASIC is ideal for environmental and incubation work in microbiology and cell biology applications.
