Refrigerated Incubator

For those who are following, i think i did mention above the incubator oven to you guys a few weeks ago

but

what if you need a temperature which is lower than room temperature??

nope, we don't use a fridge or a person keep blowing at it.

We use something call the refrigerated Incubator.

The temperature we use here is 25C, but the temperature can 

actually go down to about 4C.

25C is usually for the incubation of bacteria and fungi from the environment. 

Lets take a closer look
it was almost the same as the oven incubator, but much larger
and WAY MORE expansive//

Some hardware Specification~

An awesome ON and OFF button.

Finally an un related photo...unwashed flask in a basin



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Pantai Puteri Trip-Part 2

Hello～

(skip this repeat speech if you already saw it in Part1)

I went to Pasir Panjang on the 18th of June for a beach cleaning survey～

It was almost awesome except for the humongous amount of plastics bag and bottles found on the beach

so, rather than focus on the ugly part

i think i would just share some of my photos taken during the trip~

Enjoy everyone

OK~ that's all for today everyone

stay tune for Part 3 coming right up~~

Good night

Silica Gel Desiccator

Today, is all about drying

Dry weight a really important measurement of cell especially when you are dealing with analytic science.

As a example, the concentration of specific compound that were present in the cell, or just the measurement of the cell mass itself.

so in order to dry the sample without using a expansive equipment, a glass desiccator would be your choice.

It is basically a glass jar with silica beads inside

The cover can be removed to place your sample into the compartment.

holes that connect your sample to the silica beads chamber.

Silica beads

In this case, someone is drying their sample with this glass jar.

The way of doing this is to basically filter their nutrient broth  to obtained the  cells. The pre-weighted filter paper is then placed into the desiccator for a few days for the water to evaporate.
the paper can then be re-weight to obtain the net weight of the cell.


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Incubator Oven

HI everyone~

Anyone curious about the "Incucell" in our lab?

Practically, it just like a oven

but a lot more expansive.

It serves the basic purposes of keeping the temperature constant within the oven. This is very important as it creates a nice and healthy environment for the bacteria to grow~

This one was set to 36C, which were suitable for pathogenic bacteria such as E.Coli to growth

Re-calculating~

A Biohazard sign to remind people that bacteria are indeed dangerous and will kill you if not handle properly

so, never life this oven by their handle.
common sense

Now for the interior. a glass windows separated the environment. 

Inside view of the incubator

Some basic specifications

We have one oven reserved for drying glassware, which is tuned at 60 C.  

And another one for media storage. it was tuned at 30C.

OK, everyone, that's all for the incubator.

Will  introduce you guys to the refrigerated oven next time~~


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