Specialised Research Equipment for your Lab

You’re probably familiar with laboratory products such as centrifuges, mixers, baths, microscopes, shakers, and stirrers. Many types of laboratories use such standard apparatus.

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Research laboratories can require more specialised instrumentation for complex procedures like separating DNA, analysing protein and activating cultures. Here is our list of five items that you might need for more specialised research applications:

1. Electrophoresis apparatus including horizontal and vertical gel electrophoresis systems, imaging systems and power supplies. Gel electrophoresis separates DNA, RNA or proteins via electric current, usually in an agarose gel.
2. Extraction apparatus including distillation, arsine, cyanide, Kjeldahl determination, Kuderna-Danish concentration and solvent recovery. Various extraction heaters address Kjeldahl determination on a macro or micro scale.
3. Heating equipment covers multiple research needs. Block heaters work well for enzyme reactions, blood urea nitrogen determinations, immunoassays, melting/boiling points, incubation and activation of cultures. Drum heaters provide an efficient means of freeze protection, viscosity control, and materials maintenance at elevated temperatures. Environmental chambers create temperature humidity extremes. Furnaces are used for moisture drying, curing, aging and general testing. Heating mantles apply heat to containers and do not substantially increase the risk of the glassware shattering.
4. Ultraviolet equipment of various types. Usually a germicidal light is used to examine bacteria, moulds, yeast and viruses. Medium-wave lamps are mostly used in electrophoresis documentation and to identify minerals by their fluorescent response. Long-wave or black light, acts as a leak detector together with fluorescent dyes.
5. Ultrasonic cleaners process samples including hard metals, ceramics, glass and plastic.

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