17 How Safe is Your Lab Fridge?
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 requires electrical equipment exposed to flammable or explosive substances to be constructed to minimise the danger arising from such exposure. One of such piece of electrical equipment, often overlooked, is the laboratory fridge.
Fires and explosions have been reported that arise directly from domestic refrigerators and freezers being used in laboratories. It is, therefore, recommended that laboratories where flammable substances may be stored use purpose built spark free appliances.
Spark free fridges and freezers, such as Labcold’s, have no internal source of ignition as all the ignition points are removed from the cabinet. Since 1997 there have been 25 serious fires in laboratories, each of which incurred loses in excess of £13 million. One way to reduce this hazard to life and work is to ensure that your lab fridge/freezer is fit for purpose and from a specialist manufacturer who manufactures specifically for laboratories such as Labcold.
LAB PRODUCTS Circle no. 559
Window to the World of Gels
HPLC Column Range for Universal Application
Ultra II™ from Thames Restek is the first LC column line specifically designed for universal application for optimal chromatography on any system. This column line is built on a highly inert, high surface area silica providing excellent column-to-column reproducibility.
Columns are available in a comprehensive range of particle sizes (1.9µm, 2.2µm, 3µm, and 5µm) allowing for scalable chromatography on any type of LC instrument, from conventional to ultra-high pressure systems.
UltraII™ columns are available in traditional phases (C18, Aqueous C18, Silica) and unique chemistries, which provide alternate selectivity (Biphenyl, Aromax, PFP Propyl).
Where superior retention and selectivity for aromatic and/or unsaturated compounds is required, the Aromax and Biphenyl columns in this range are a great alternative to the C18 column and are suitable for analysis of steroids, tetracyclines, drug metabolites, and other compounds that contain some degree of unsaturation.
CHROMATOGRAPHY Circle no. 560
UVP, LLC is pleased to announce a unique upgrade to its PhotoDoc-It Imaging Systems for visualising gel images. Users can now observe fluorescent gels in the system via the unique viewport window. The window, mounted into the hood, blocks UV and allows researchers to safely see the gels when illuminated by the UV transilluminator.
The PhotoDoc-It Imaging System includes a high resolution 8.0 megapixel digital colour camera for capturing brilliant colour images. The camera attaches to the lightweight hood that sits on the transilluminator. No computer is required with this compact, stand-alone system. A small colour printer connects directly to the camera supplying economical, lab quality 4” x 6” prints in seconds.
“The PhotoDoc-It Imaging System is configured for limited laboratory space and is designed as an economical replacement for Polaroid systems. The new viewer window allows researchers to see the fluorescently stained gels prior to capturing the images,” stated Alex Waluszko, Vice President for Marketing and Sales at UVP.
MICROSCOPY Circle no. 561
ADVERTORIAL
Anachem Celebrates New Ownership in
40th Anniversary Year Since 1970 Anachem Ltd has been supporting scientists in the UK and Ireland with an extensive range of high quality pipetting and laboratory supplies. Now, in its fortieth year, the Company is very proud to announce that it has become part of Mettler Toledo International Inc.
This new ownership will further strengthen Anachem’s leadership in the liquid handling market. The relationship will also bring additional choices in pipetting for Anachem’s customers that were previously inaccessible.
“As part of the Mettler Toledo organisation we will now be able to introduce our customers to the entire range of RAININ pipettes” said Carole Staniford, Marketing Director, Anachem Ltd. “These products offer advances in ergonomics and performance, essential for today’s demanding laboratory procedures.”
The Anachem and RAININ names have always been closely aligned since Ken Rainin became one of the founder members of Anachem back in 1970. The two Companies have both enjoyed significant growth and success since then and RAININ itself became part of Mettler Toledo in 2001.
“The acquisition of Anachem will enable us to better serve customers in the UK and Ireland with our full product range, by providing the best local sales and service support” said Graham Eley, General Manager Mettler Toledo UK.
Circle no. 562 Circle no. 563
LABMATE UK & IRELAND - JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010
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