Most labs will need to sterilise liquid solutions. Media, agar, saline, water and lysogeny broth to name a few, but how should you do this in an autoclave?
An Autoclave liquid cycle is used to avoid the phenomenon known as "boil-over". This is when a liquid boils so violently it spills over the top of the container. This can occur if the pressure in your autoclave chamber is released too qui...
Waiting for the cooling of your autoclave after the sterilisation cycle can be the most time-consuming stage, if there is fast throughput in your laboratory you may want to consider the cooling options available to speed up the autoclave cycle.
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Astell Scientific autoclaves are trusted to ensure the safety and reliability of laboratory work at Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London.
Read on to see how the Cancer Research UK Centre of Excellence uses their autoclave and why they chose Astell for this vital instrument.
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Autoclaves sterilise objects or media in their chamber by exposing them to a high temperature, typically 121oC, and steam pressurised to at least 1.1 Bar G. This steam can be generated by a number of options; heaters in chamber, integral steam generator or an external steam generator.
Heaters in Chamber
This is the standard configuration for the circular chambered Astell Autoclaves. Water is ...
Astell's range of Benchtop autoclaves offer a totally self-contained solution with no need to connect a water supply.
The range offers fast, flexible sterilization with standard or custom programs available all in standalone, benchtop units.
[caption id="attachment_10246" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Benchtop Autoclave by Astell - totally self contained, the unit doesn't require conne...
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