Flow Measurement of Low Viscosity Fluids Kumar Jeetendra | February 16, 2021 Titan Enterprises report that its turbine flowmeter range provide an ideal tool for accurately measuring the flow of low viscosity fluids. Classic turbine flowmeters use propeller type turbines in a closed circular conduit. The turbine is mounted on low friction bearings and its rotation is detected through the chamber wall by one of a variety …
Biotek announced new patent grant for Automated Media Exchange (AMX) Module for the MultiFlo FX Multi-Mode Dispenser- Kumar Jeetendra | February 15, 2021 In cell biology workflows, the automated MultiFlo FX with AMX module enables hands-free, gentle, and highly consistent media exchanges and washing in 96- and 384-well microplate formats without disturbing sensitive cells. This promotes viability and long-term differentiation in 3-dimensional (3D) cell culture models as well as effective maintenance of loosely adherent 2-dimensional (2D) cell cultures. …
Robotic System for Ultra-High Throughput SARS-CoV-2 Testing Kumar Jeetendra | February 15, 2021 Ziath reports how it has worked with the Hubrecht Institute (Utrecht, Netherlands) which has developed a pioneering automated test robot, called STRIP-1, which can process up to 20,000 samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing in just 24 hours. This makes it much faster than all other automated SARS-CoV-2 testing systems used to date. In addition, all samples …
Utilizing a cell phone based microscope for recognizing single molecules and diagnosing infections Kumar Jeetendra | February 14, 2021 Biomarkers play a central role in the identification of disease and evaluation of its course. Among the markers now in use are genes, hormones, proteins, lipids and other types of molecules. Biomarkers can be found in the bloodstream, in cerebrospinal fluid, urine and various types of tissues, but many of them have one thing in …
ACQUITY PREMIER Liquid Chromatography Solution introduced by Waters Corporation Kumar Jeetendra | February 14, 2021 Waters Corporation introduces the Waters™ ACQUITY™ PREMIER Solution, the next generation in liquid chromatographs featuring Waters’ breakthrough MaxPeak™ High Performance Surface (HPS) technology. The solution leverages HPS to significantly enhance analytical data quality and eliminate the need for time-consuming and expensive passivation. ACQUITY PREMIER is a universal liquid chromatograph (LC) solution that combines the ACQUITY …
Using powder flow measurements to predict feeder performance Kumar Jeetendra | February 12, 2021 In powder handling industries screw feeders are used routinely to control the flow of material from a hopper into a process. Powder properties have a direct impact on feeder performance, making it essential to tailor system design to the product being handled. A poorly matched powder/feeder combination may be associated with low feed rates, high …
Easy-to-use Benchtop Evaporator to Improve your Labs Productivity Kumar Jeetendra | February 10, 2021 Drawing upon patented Vacuum Vortex Concentration technology, the BioChromato Smart Evaporator C10 offers fast and effective evaporation of up to 10 samples in vials in parallel improving your labs productivity. Proven to be the ideal lab tool for fast and simple removal of even high boiling point solvents such as DMSO, DMF and water, the …
Hamilton BiOS® Automated Sample Storage System Selected for New Health Sciences Research Building (HSRB)- II at Emory University Kumar Jeetendra | February 9, 2021 Hamilton Storage is very happy to confirm that the Hamilton BiOS® automatic storage system will be installed as part of a shared biorepository for preserving biological material at Emory University’s new Woodruff Health Sciences Center Health Sciences Research Building (HSRB)-II. This state-of-the-art biomedical research facility construction, including installation of the BiOS, is expected to be …
Small Scale Photoreactor for Screening Experiments Kumar Jeetendra | February 6, 2021 Asynt announce the DrySyn Illumin8 – a new, beautifully engineered, 8-position parallel photoreactor for research chemists. Based upon a modified version of Asynt’s popular DrySyn OCTO reactor, the DrySyn Illumin8 allows users to run up to 8 parallel photochemical reactions at a time in precision borosilicate tubes, up to 6 mL in volume. The unit …
Essential Screening for microbial evolution research via INTEGRA’s electronic pipettes Kumar Jeetendra | February 5, 2021 Bacterial evolution studies involve analysis of large sample numbers, requiring streamlined, reproducible pipetting processes to effectively characterize the features of different strains. Dr Astrid Altamirano-Junqueira, who completed her doctoral studies into the evolution of bacterial motility in the School of Biological Studies at Reading University, discussed how these electronic pipettes aided her research: “My focus …
World first – biological evidence reveals scalp cooling physically protects hair from chemotherapy Kumar Jeetendra | February 4, 2021 Huddersfield, UK – 4 February 2021 – Groundbreaking research, announced ahead of World Cancer Day 2021, proves that scalp cooling physically protects hair follicles from chemotherapy drugs. It is the world’s first piece of biological evidence that explains how scalp cooling actually works and the mechanism behind its protection of the hair follicle. The study, …
BD Announces Assay for Identification of COVID-19 Patients Kumar Jeetendra | February 3, 2021 EYSINS, Switzerland, February 03, 2021/BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the CE mark of BD Multitest™ 6-Color TBNK Reagent with BD Trucount™ Tubes with expanded clinical application to help clinicians identify COVID-19 patients at increased relative risk of intubation with mechanical ventilation (IMV) and mortality at …