Lab equipment

BOD bottles

21 April, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.aiscientific.com/

The EPA has approved the Environmental Express' biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) bottles. BOD refers to the amount of oxygen that would be consumed if bacteria oxidised all organic materials in 1 L of water.

Ultra-low freezers

21 April, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.lomb.com.au/

NuAire ultralow freezers have been designed and constructed for professionals whose work requires accurate and sensitive temperature control, providing quiet operation using a compressor designed exclusively for the freezers.

Fridges and freezers

21 April, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.gallay.com.au/

Gallay Medical and Scientific has introduced the Fiocchetti range of laboratory and medical refrigerators, freezers and ice makers.

Personal microcentrifuge

16 March, 2005 | Supplied by: Edwards Group Pty Ltd

Edwards' in-house manufacturing division has available the low-cost QikSpin personal microcentrifuge made in Australia. The centrifuge's maximum speed is 6000 rpm producing 2000 rcf. Two interchangeable rotors are supplied with each unit to accommodate 16 x 0.2 mL and 8 x 0.5/1.5 mL microcentrifuge tubes.

Filter papers

16 March, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.lomb.com.au/

Filtech is an Australian owned and operated supplier of an extensive range of filter paper. The paper is sourced from international manufacturers and is converted in a custom designed clean room facility based in northern NSW.

Small molecule quantification

16 March, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.appliedbiosystems.com/

Applied Biosystems and MDS Sciex have released the API 5000 LC/MS/MS System, an addition to its API family of triple quadrupole analysers.

Water-jacketted incubator

15 February, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.thermoline.com.au/

Heal Force has a water-jacketted CO2 incubator with IR CO2 sensor. The incubator has many advanced design features, some of which are protected by five patents.

Freezer storage boxes

15 February, 2005 | Supplied by: Edwards Group Pty Ltd

Edwards has expanded its range of in-house moulded laboratory products with the addition of a polypropylene 100 place freezer storage box with hinged lid for tubes up to 2 mL. The hinged lid allows for easier handling and security and can be used in a range of freezers down to -80°C.

Moisture balances

20 September, 2004 | Supplied by: http://www.fluke.com.au/

Mettler Toledo's halogen moisture balances are accurate, fast and an easy resistance testing

pH meters with calibration check

20 September, 2004 | Supplied by: http://www.hannainst.com.au/

The HI221 and HI223 pH meters compare the characteristics of the pH electrode from one calibration to the next. The Calibration Check feature alerts the user if parameters are not suitable for an accurate calibration.

Hotplate stirrer

20 September, 2004 | Supplied by: http://www.rowe.com.au/

The Arex hotplate stirrer from Velp Scientifica can be connected to a Vertex fuzzy logic thermoregulator to create a system for the direct control of the temperature of stirred liquids.

Thermal analysers

16 August, 2004 | Supplied by: TA Instruments

The Q series range of thermal analysers incorporates a number of models with a variety of features to handle a broad cross section of applications.

Small centrifuges

14 July, 2004 | Supplied by: http://www.thermoline.com.au/

Thermoline has a digital centrifuge available. The model THC-16D has a maximum speed of 4000 rpm and a capacity of 16 x 10 mL tubes. A micro haematocrit centrifuge model THHC-24, which has a maximum speed of 12,000 rpm with a 24 tube rotor, is also available.