Laboratory equipment is expensive and usually fragile. For higher education research organizations with limited budgets, it is crucial to keep your equipment functioning optimally for as long as you can. Well cared for lab equipment provides more reliable and consistent… Read More
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Various Kinds of Membrane Filters and Their Lab Uses
Membrane filtration utilizes pressure to force water of any other type of carrier fluid through a porous or semi-permeable membrane. This whole process separates the particulate matter that is suspended from the soluble and fluid components. Membrane filters are known… Read More
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How Sample Preparation Works for Moisture Analysis
During moisture analysis in your lab, samples are often processed before they are heated in order to dry out evenly, help prevent burns and get accurate measurements. Correct sample preparation ensures consistent results, can help reduce errors and provides the… Read More
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Tips for Improving Your Pipetting Techniques
As your lab’s demand for accuracy and precision continues to grow, so does the importance of understanding and developing an accurate pipetting technique. Walk through these helpful steps that will help bring your pipetting technique to the very next level, and see… Read More
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Why ISO Lab Standards are So Important
Quality control, health and safety, and the environmental impact in your workplace or lab is very important. If you work within a laboratory setting, you have likely heard of ISO before. You might also know what it stands for and… Read More
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3 Different Kinds of Serological Pipettes
If you look in a laboratory, you know just how important having different types of pipettes is. Serological pipettes are one variation of pipettes that must be prioritized in your lab setting. They are commonly used for transferring milliliter volumes… Read More
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How to Properly Calibrate Your Moisture Balance
Laboratory-scale moisture analyzers use halogen or other infrared heaters as a part of a procedure to determine the moisture content within products to ensure that they’re in compliance with federal and industry regulations. As with all precision analytical scales or… Read More
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Regular Standards for Sterility Testing in Your Laboratory
During the production of any biopharmaceuticals, contaminating microorganisms can enter the process at various stages. Once introduced, fungi or bacteria can replicate fast, severely compromising the final product. The presence of these microorganisms in vaccines or other types of biopharmaceuticals can spoil the product… Read More
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How to Maintain and Use Your Lab Balance Correctly
A lab balance can be a considerable investment, so, likely, you will not want to replace them that often. Plus, the wrong measurements could spell a lot of trouble for virtually any kind of application. That is why it’s crucial… Read More
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How to Pick the Right Vacuum Pump System for Your Laboratory
Lab technicians and scientists alike use vacuum pumps for multiple different tasks, from filtering and aspirating to controlling or inducing solvent evaporation into concentrators. Vacuum pumps can also be found in vacuum ovens, gel dryers, desiccators, rotary evaporators, and perhaps,… Read More