Refrigerators and Freezers – Vaccine Storage Units
Safe storage of vaccines is a crucial component of protecting patients from disease. If vaccines are not stored properly, the patient’s confidence in the vaccine schedule can be lost.
What is a PCR work cabinet?
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a laboratory technique used to amplify DNA sequences. The method uses short DNA sequences called primers to select the part of the genome to be amplified. The temperature of the sample is raised and lowered repeatedly to help the DNA replication enzyme duplicate the DNA sequence that is being copied.
How to keep your spectrophotometer in good condition?
The spectrophotometer is one of the main diagnostic and research instruments developed by humans. It is used in the laboratory in order to determine the concentration of a substance in a solution, thus allowing quantitative analysis.
Laboratory ovens, which one to choose?
Among the wide variety of equipment needed to carry out the numerous activities of a laboratory, we can highlight the use of drying and heating stoves or ovens, basic equipment that is often used quite frequently.
Do you know what to keep in mind when using your optical microscope?
The microscope is an instrument that allows to observe objects that are not perceptible to the human eye. This is achieved through an optical system composed of lenses, which form and amplify the image of the object being observed.
Special Care For Your Microscope
In humid climates, usually hot, microscopes are usually affected by fungi, which are formed mainly on the surface of the lens, in the screw slots and under the protective paint. If the equipment is not adequately protected, it could become unusable in the very short term. The care shown below helps prevent the formation of fungi:
What is a Laboratory Incubator?
The laboratory incubator is a piece of equipment used to maintain microbiological and cell cultures. How is this achieved? The incubator has the ability to maintain optimal temperature and humidity, as well as the levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen that may be present in the incubator.
The Incubators: An Ideal Atmosphere
The incubator is a device that uses various means of heat transfer and environmental control, to obtain conditions under which specialized laboratory procedures can be performed. In general, they have a system of electrical resistances that are controlled by devices such as thermostats or microprocessed controls. As for heat transfer systems, incubators basically use conduction and natural or forced convection.
Care and Calibration of your pH meter
A pH meter or pH meter is a scientific instrument that measures the activity of the hydrogen ion in aqueous solutions, indicating its degree of acidity or alkalinity expressed as pH.
pHmeter: Technology and accuracy
The measurement of pH (hydrogen potential) in the laboratory is one of the most important parameters that are performed for quality control and, according to specialists in the field, it is the second most important after temperature. The determination of the pH has a great field of application: research, industry, teaching, among others. In laboratories where it is relevant to know the potential of hydrogen, a pH measuring device will always be found as a primary instrument.