What is laminar flow hood?
A laminar flow hood is a device that allows obtaining a sterile and safe area for any need that is required within a laboratory. It can be: horizontal or vertical. Basically it constitutes a space, which, by means of a specific treatment of the air, allows to work in an area with a strict control of non-road particles
What are microtomes and what are they for?
The microtomes are cutting instruments for the preparation of preparations that are used in microscopy. To meet the high demands of such preparations, the microtomes allow extremely thin cuts.
Tips for the proper functioning of the ELISA Reader
An ELISA analyzer is a specialized spectrophotometer, designed to read the results of this technique which is used to determine the presence of antibodies or specific antigens present in a sample. The technique is based on the detection of an antigen immobilized on a solid phase, by means of antibodies that, directly or indirectly, produce a reaction whose product can be read by the spectrophotometer. It is also known as the ELISA Reader.
How to address thrombocytosis?
The two main classes of genuine thrombocytosis are of secondary or reactive cause and primary or clonal causes (hematologic malignancies). In a study of 732 people with increased platelet count, thrombocytosis in 80-90% of patients was reactive to an underlying inflammatory cause.
Why Is It Recommended To Periodically Calibrate Analytical Balances?
The balances are laboratory equipment that need periodic maintenance to keep them in the best operating conditions. All this in order to guarantee the conservation of its characteristics: Accuracy, Presicion and Sensibility.
Learning to use your biological safety cabinet
The biological safety cabinet is a device designed to control aerosols and microparticles associated with the handling of biological material, potentially toxic or infectious.
How to act in case of broken tubes inside a centrifuge?
The centrifuges for laboratory are equipment used to make the sedimentation of the components in a homogeneous solution in their different densities. For this they have a special design that subjects the solutions to the centrifugal rotation and acceleration at a high speed for a certain time, movements with which the solution is separated into two fractions.
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.
How to correctly install your optical microscope?
The microscope is an instrument that allows observing objects that are not perceptible to the human eye.
Considerations to take into account when using a drying oven?
The drying oven is a device that is used to dry and sterilize glass and metal containers in the laboratory. It is also identified with the name Drying oven.