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What Lab Mixer Do You Use for Your Application?
Whether you're in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, food or biotechnology field, you may use a lab mixer. This equipment helps agitate and mix samples ...

How to Plan and Design a Lab Space
A well-designed lab can be a game-changer for its users, allowing them to stay calm, cool and collected in a comfortable environment that promotes ...

Microplate Readers vs. Spectrophotometers
Microplate readers and spectrophotometers are two valuable yet often misunderstood instruments in a lab. Both can help you analyze how light intera...

How to Freeze-Dry Faster
Anyone who needs to freeze-dry samples often knows how long it can take. Regardless of what freeze-drying methods you use, each stage in the proces...

The Benefits of Automated Liquid Handling
Liquid handling is a vital activity in every lab. When done correctly, you have accurate samples and consistent data you can use.
Although liquid h...

What is a Microplate Reader?
If you've ever seen a ray of sunlight bend or change color when it hits a glass of water on a table, you've seen the basic principle of a microplat...

Freeze Dryer Maintenance
Like most lab equipment, a freeze dryer needs a little TLC to work its best. If you have one in your lab, maintenance processes are crucial. Withou...

Centrifuge Care and Maintenance
If you work in an industry that requires centrifuges, the chances are you can't imagine doing your job without one. They're vital equipment for var...

Why Use a Refrigerated Microfuge? Your Comprehensive Guide
A refrigerated microfuge adds two important elements to the classic centrifuge — coldness and smallness. While the basic operating principle is mor...

The Fascinating History of Thermal Cyclers
Thermal cyclers enable labs to quickly carry out tasks involving polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PCR is a process for replicating nucleic acids fr...

History of Ultra Low Temperature (ULT) Freezers
Ultra low temperature (ULT) freezers are vital to laboratory operations and storage spanning a range of industries, including health care and pharm...

What to Look for in a Lab Safety Cabinet
A biosafety cabinet is an essential piece of equipment for any laboratory setting. It's an enclosed, ventilated space where lab workers can safely ...