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Setting up the Class II Biosafety Cabinet Work Zone for the Biomedical/Microbiological Work

Basic concepts for setting up your Class II Biosafety Cabinet work zone for the Biomedical/Microbiological laboratory before operation begins.

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Smoke Tests NSF/ANSI 49

From NSF International, watch this video to learn how accredited certifiers perform a four different times of smoke tests based on NSF/ANSI 49: Biosafety Cabinetry – Design, Construction, Performance, and Field Certification. Source – NSF International

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Illuminating Innovation: The Role of Yellow Lighting in Biosafety Cabinets

Yellow lighting in NuAire biosafety cabinets protects light-sensitive materials, prevents photodegradation, and ensures safer, more accurate workflows for pharmaceutical and research laboratories.

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Understanding the NSF/ANSI 49 Standard: Ensuring Safety and Efficiency in Biosafety Cabinets

Explore the significance of the NSF/ANSI 49 standard for biosafety cabinets, ensuring lab safety, preventing contamination, and promoting compliance.

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Why Lab Design is Critical to the Safety of Personnel

Read this article to learn laboratory design tips focused on personnel safety to minimize the risk of accidents and support productivity.

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Use of Pharmacy Compounding Isolator Onboard US Navy Ship

NuAire pharmacy compounding isolators are used onboard ships of the United States Navy, particularly the hospital ships USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort.

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Setting Up the Lab

Setting up a lab requires strategic design for safety and efficiency, and the choice of appropriate biosafety cabinets based on the risk level of materials handled.

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What is a Biosafety Cabinet Used For?

Discover the essential uses of biosafety cabinets in laboratories. Ensure safety and maintain the integrity of scientific work with BSCs.

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Selecting an Ultralow Freezer Back-up System

Ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers are widely used for high-capacity storage of samples such as genomic material, cell lysates, tissue homogenates, or vaccines which they maintain at or below -80°C. Provided they are well cared for and undergo regular preventative maintenance. They can preserve sample integrity for months or even years, making them a precious asset […]

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Never Cover the Airflow Grill on a Biosafety Cabinet

The front grill reduces the risk of contaminants entering the sterile work zone and disrupting the experiment inside, and they should never be covered.

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Quality Biosafety Cabinets

For nearly half a century, NuAire has been considered the industry leader in the production of reliable, safe, ergonomically designed laboratory equipment. NuAire’s outstanding products include biological safety cabinets, CO2 water-jacketed and direct-heat incubators, Laminar air flow equipment, custom biological enclosures, ultra-low temperature freezers, centrifuges, animal transfer stations, animal refuse workstations, restricted access barrier systems, […]

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Protecting Animals and Vivarium Workers in a Rodent Facility

This article will discuss the most frequently used types of animal housing systems and equipment for cage change and animal procedures, including how and to what level they help to protect animals and animal care staff and researchers.