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Air Science
Safestore Vented Chemical Storage Cabinets
These cabinets minimize health and environmental risks in handling chemical vapors and residues, volatile organic compounds, and general laboratory functions. The Air Science Multiplex filtration system protects personnel during use, maintenance, and decontamination. Carbon filtration technology offers a safe, high-performance alternative to ducted cabinets for a broad range of applications. Safestore cabinets isolate and trap biological and chemical vapors to prevent operator exposure, prevent cross-contamination, and eliminate ecological impact through chemical or particulate release into the environment. Safestore cabinets are available in three capacities: 25 L, 1000 L, and 2000 L.
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AMSBIO
Lipidure-Coat Low-Adhesion Plates and Dishes
For 3D spheroid cell culture, these plates and dishes are available in a 384-well format optimized for drug screening or other high-throughput applications. Lipidure-Coat surfaces use MPC (2-ethacryloyloxtethyl phosphorylcholine), a biocompatible synthetic polymer with the same structure as the phosphorylcholine polar bases that form cell membranes. As a consequence of the high biocompatibility of this coating, cells will not adhere to the surface of Lipidure-Coat plates or dishes. Different well shapes available for 96-well plates (U, V, and flat-bottom) can be used to control size, position, and density of spheroids.
According to AMSBIO, Lipidure-Coat promotes the formation of a single spheroid in each well of U-bottom multiwell plates, while other brands of plate lead to formation of satellite spheroids, indicating a higher degree of cell adhesion is taking place. Formation of spheroids, tumorspheres, embryonic bodies, and neurospheres using LIPIDURE plates has been demonstrated for cell types, including embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells (human and mouse), NIH3T3, preadipocytes, HepG2, and other cancer cell lines, as well as primary neuronal cells. For larger scale assays as well as in applications such as Western blotting or gene expression microarrays, Lipidure-COAT dishes have produced highly reproducible, quality results.
Greiner Bio-One
Cryo.s Biobanking Tubes
Cryo.s Biobanking Tubes are a solution for high-throughput sample storage in automated storage systems. They feature a 30% reduction in height compared with standard cryo tubes to optimize space in deep freezers and liquid nitrogen tanks, which leads to savings on energy consumption and costs for equipment and maintenance in large biorepositories. The tubes are available in volumes of 300 µL, 600 µL, and 1000 µL and are supplied in automation-friendly cryo racks. The tubes are equipped with decapper-friendly screw caps and thus can be opened and closed with automated equipment. A data matrix code on the tubes guarantees fully machine-assisted and error-proof identification of individual samples. With the medical-grade polymer with proven low content of leachables and the optimized screw-cap design with a silicon gasket, the tubes are considered ideal for storage over long periods at extremely low temperatures, such as in the gas phase over liquid nitrogen.
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384-Well SCREENSTAR Microplate
According to Greiner Bio-One, its 384-Well SCREENSTAR Microplates are designed for high-throughput and high-content screening and feature excellent optical properties and reliable cell growth. Inclining the well bottom toward the edge of the microplate ensures a very short working distance and makes microscopy easier. The distance between the edge and bottom of the 384-Well SCREENSTAR Microplate is just 1.11 mm, which is considered ideal for high-resolution microscopy. The plate is made of black cycloolefin and has a cycloolefin film bottom 190 µm thick. To facilitate heat sealing, the smooth surface does not have any alphanumeric coding. The plate is cell culture treated and supplied sterile with an ultra-flat lid.
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ThinCert Cell Culture Inserts
With porous PET membranes, these inserts provide a growth substrate for generating cell-based models to investigate tumor cell invasion, transephithelial transport, and paracrine cell-to-cell interactions. They are now available coated with native collagen type I. This additional coating enables numerous growth and differentiation processes to be accelerated. A common example of this would be the culture of organotypical tissue models and tissue reconstruction. Epithelial cells, on precoated ThinCert Cell Culture Inserts, demonstrate a differentiation state at 2 weeks that is usually seen after 3. The manufacturing process ensures consistently high coating quality with minimal variation between batches. The inserts coated with native collagen type I can be ordered in 6-well and 24-well formats.
More: www.greinerbioone.com
CELLview Slide
The CELLview Slide has the dimensions of a standard microscope slide, is manufactured from transparent plastic resin, but has a 145-µm-thick borosilicate glass bottom embedded within it. It also has a detachable black polystyrene housing on top of the slide. This housing divides the slide into 10 round compartments, each of which is the size of a well of a standard 96-well microplate. The round cross section of the well helps to reduce the unwanted meniscus effect commonly found with straight-sided wells. Thanks to the detachable housing, the slide can be used for further processing such as histochemical staining. Removing the housing also makes the slide compact for storage. The autofluorescence-free glass bottom of CELLview products reduces the depolarization of light and maximizes spectral transmission. This is why CELLview products are considered ideal for fluorescence microscopy and other applications such as live-cell imaging, phase contrast microscopy, confocal microscopy (confocal laser scanning microscopy/laser scanning confocal microscopy), high-resolution microscopy, and fluorescent in situ hybridization. Thanks to the embedded glass bottom, it is also possible to work on a constant focal plane, and as a result, high-speed microscopy can be performed.
More: www.greinerbioone.com
Sapphire Pipette Tips
Made of high-quality polypropylene, Sapphire Pipette Tips have thin-walled pipette shafts and fit perfectly onto standard laboratory pipettors. The tips are transparent and graduated to ensure accurate pipetting. To identify which size of pipette tips a particular box holds, all boxes are now transparent and with colored inserts. The color of each insert is based on the volume of the relevant pipette tips. They are transparent for 10-µL and 20-µL tips, yellow for the 100-µL and 200-µL sizes, green for the 300-µL model, and blue for the 1250-µL version.
More: www.greinerbioone.com
Hamilton Company
VisiPro DO Ex Sensor
This optical dissolved oxygen (DO) sensor improves measuring performance and simplifies maintenance. Improvements compared with conventional electrochemical (amperometric) sensors include flow independence and rapid startup with no polarization time. The smart sensor with integrated transmitter enables direct communication to the process control system via two-wire 4- to 20-mA standard signal or digital HART (Highway Addressable Remote Transducer). All relevant sensor data, including calibration and diagnostic information, are stored in the sensor head, simplifying calibration and maintenance. Additional wireless communication directly from the sensor to a computer simplifies laboratory calibration, configuration, and maintenance.
INTEGRA Biosciences
Single-Use Waste Collection Bottles for VACUSIP Benchtop Aspiration System
Made of heavy-duty polypropylene, the new single-use collection bottle is a portable solution for safe and convenient disposal of small volumes of biological liquid waste. It is shatterproof and vacuum resistant, eliminating risks of breakage and contamination by the biological agents during manipulation. Its compact design enables all manipulation, aspiration, and liquid waste collection steps using a VACUSIP to be carried out inside a biosafety cabinet. A range of adapters are available, enabling easy aspiration of liquid from almost any labware, including small centrifuge tubes, microplates, or flasks. When full, the collection bottle is disconnected from the VACUSIP system and securely sealed with the supplied lid. After decontamination of the bottle surface, the liquid waste can be simply and safely transferred to a licensed company for correct destruction of the biohazardous substances.
Micronic
Externally Threaded 3.00-mL Tube
With a 2D Data Matrix code laser encrypted on the tube bottom and large human readable code on the tube sidewall, the Micronic 3.00-mL tissue tubes provide easy and unambiguous identification and storage of donor and transplant samples. The 2D code identifies the sample, its coordinates within a 24-tube storage rack, the particular rack, and the location of the rack in a freezer.
Micronic 3.00-mL tissue tubes are produced from medical-grade polypropylene and have a wide shallow opening, enabling easy loading/removal of tissue samples using tweezers. They are also designed to be the ideal shape for gripping with a robotic arm, thereby enabling simple integration into a high-throughput environment. Produced using a double-injection molding process, each Micronic 3.00-mL tissue tube has a black code surface that cannot be separated from the tube and a transparent sidewall, enabling visual checking of the enclosed tissue sample. To ensure high sample integrity, even down to vapor phase liquid nitrogen temperatures, the 3.00-mL tissue tube includes a single-turn thermoplastic elastomer (TPE)/polypropylene screw cap that stays securely in place even during repeated freeze/thaw cycles. The inner TPE element of the externally threaded screw cap is available in six different colors. The tissue tubes have a working volume of 2.50 mL. In addition to storing tissue samples in biorepositories and biobanks, the flat-bottomed 3.00-mL tube can also be used for secure transportation of other solid biological samples.
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Novitain TPE Push Caps
This postanalytical capping solution is for sample collection tubes containing blood or urine that requires secure storage for several days. The 13-mm diameter sample collection tubes can be sealed in a 50-tube format and are manufactured from a chemically resistant medical-grade hydrophobic polymer to ensure stored sample integrity. With the Novitain Capcluster-50 and the Novitain Manual Capper CV750, 50 individual sample tubes can be capped in less than 2 s. Individual tubes can be easily reopened using a tab that is attached to each cap.
More: www.micronic.com
Low-Profile Screw Caps
Compatible with Micronic’s entire range of 96-well format Screw Cap storage tubes (0.50, 0.75, 1.10, 1.40, and 2.00 mL), these new Low-Profile Screw Caps are considered ideal for biobanks and other laboratory facilities that need a space-saving solution for long-term sample storage at low temperatures. Because the tube height with Low-Profile Screw Caps is identical to the tube height with a TPE cap, the same low-profile rack cover can be used for both types of caps.
Low-Profile Screw Caps are available in 12 colors and feature single-twist closing. According to Micronic, the silicon O-rings around the base deliver the tightest seal possible and, in turn, provide maximum sample integrity for long-term storage. Manufactured from the highest purity polypropylene, Micronic internally threaded Screw Cap tubes are fully automation compatible and are available noncoded, alphanumeric coded, and 2D coded. The 2D codes are encrypted with a laser in the polypropylene code area, guaranteeing the highest resistance to solvent attack and ensuring a reliable code reading. Produced in an automated Class 7 production environment, all Micronic Screw Cap tubes and Low-Profile Screw Caps are RNase/DNase and pyrogene free.
More: www.micronic.com
T&D Corporation
Wi-Fi–Connected Two-Channel Temperature Data Logger Model TR-71wf
The TR-71wf contains an integrated wi-fi function that enables it to automatically upload recorded data from the logger to TandD’s free cloud-based WebStorage service. This device also has an AP mode that allows for direct log on and downloading of data by a smartphone or tablet. The TR-71wf can be set up, configured, and operated without using a PC.
The TR-71wf measurement range is −40 °C to 110 °C (Supplied Sensor) or −60 °C to 155 °C (Optional Sensor: Fluoropolymer Coated Type) with a resolution of 0.1 °C. Measurement units can be in centigrade or Fahrenheit. Other features include web-based alert e-mails, free ThermoWeb App for both iOS and Android, support of WPS for quick and easy router connection, and two AA batteries that will run the device for 2 years.
More: www.tandd.com
Wheaton
CryoELITE Tissue Vials and Boxes
This uniform vial for the safe, secure, and effective cryopreservation of biological tissue is able to maintain sample integrity while maximizing storage capacity and organization. Wheaton CryoELITE Tissue Vials feature a wide-mouth opening, 5-mL capacity, and high-integrity closure. They are manufactured from low-binding, cryogenic-grade virgin polypropylene that meets USP Class VI classification. Lot tested and certified to be free of pyrogens, RNase/DNase, and endotoxins, the vials have a storage temperature range of −156 °C to 121 °C. The externally threaded cap provides a seal that exceeds Department of Transportation and International Air Transport Association classifications for diagnostic specimens and their transport and is capable of maintaining a secure closure during freeze/thaw procedures. The vials have a flat bottom and a stippled external surface to promote easier handling. Wheaton CryoFile Tissue Boxes are for batching and storing 25 vials in numbered partitions. Water-repellant and available in six colors, CryoFile boxes can be double stacked in a standard 2-inch freezer rack.
More: www.cryofeed.com
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