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Demand for Innovative POC Instrument Reaches all time high as NHS adopts Clot-free Blood Gas Testing Demand for the cobas®


b 123 POC System, the point of care blood gas analyser from Roche, has


reached an all time high, since its launch in 2011, with a record number of installations in the fi rst quarter of 2014. With its broad range of critical care parameters and its robust and reliable operation, it has become an important and valued addition to many intensive care units, emergency departments and other critical care settings in hospitals throughout the UK.


“The huge demand for the cobas b 123 demonstrates the confi dence that hospitals have in this point of care system,” commented Peter Jones, National Sales Manager HIVD, Roche UK. “It has many important design features that make it ideal for obtaining rapid and reliable results in critical care settings. It is virtually maintenance-free and extremely easy to use, with intuitive, touch-screen operation. Customers particularly like its unique clot-catching mechanism which ensures maximum system uptime.”


The clot-free operation of the cobas b 123 is particularly important in the monitoring of critically ill patients where rapid, reliable results and minimal delays are extremely important. The system detects and eliminates clots in three different places within the analyser, ejecting them safely and immediately into waste. This prevents disruption and delays that can be caused by blockages due to poor quality samples.


Website Updates Combine Simple Online Purchasing with a Wealth of Product Information


Eppendorf has launched a new, updated version of its UK website, combining its existing eShop with a comprehensive library of product information. Customers can now access everything they need to make informed purchase decisions on the complete range of Eppendorf premium laboratory products.


Visitors to the site can order free consumables samples, take advantage of current promotional offers, and access valuable service and customer support such as the Eppendorf epServices offering, all from within a single, easy to navigate location.


The website contains all Eppendorf product lines including an extensive array of bioprocess products. With an all-inclusive set of technical information, including FAQ’s, operating manuals, catalogues and brochures, application notes and material data safety sheets, customers have easy access to all the information they require to ensure their equipment fulfils their precise needs. Users can start shopping without having to log in, or can choose to register to the myEppendorf portal, which gives access to online product registration and the epPoints loyalty program.


“With the Eppendorf training centre, application support and information on local distributor partners, as well as comprehensive product information, delivered across in a clear and efficient site, it has never been easier to equip your laboratory with the tools to optimise your research, no matter your specialty,” explained Edwin van Weert, Managing Director of Eppendorf UK Ltd.


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“The complete support package that we have received from Roche for the cobas b 123 POC System – from the initial pre-installation phase to the organisation and rolling out of training, and IT integration – has been excellent,” commented Lisa-Marie Button, POCT Manager, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. “The fact that this support is on-going and additional structured training is offered over the life of the contract gives us complete confi dence in the cobas b 123 analysers that we have installed throughout the hospital.”


The cobas b 123 POC system offers full connectivity to laboratory information systems for remote monitoring of system performance, status and results. Its broad range of critical care parameters include: blood gases, electrolytes, glucose, lactate and full cooximetry, including bilirubin.


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Report on Tensile Temperature Stage use to Study the Crystallinity Properties of Biodegradable Polymers


Global demand for environmentally friendly materials has increased drastically over the last few years making it a multi-billion pound industry. This in turn has driven the demand for the production and research into biodegradable plastics such as poly(butylene succinate), PBS. Teams from Beijing National Laboratory, Beijing Key Laboratory of Clothing Materials and Tianjin University in China have been looking into the structural characteristics of these plastics to see how they are affected by tensile forces.


As always, with the growing popularity and necessity of such products, a lot of behind-the-scenes research needs to be carried out in order to ensure that the materials are fi t for purpose. The teams in China have been using a Linkam TST350 tensile stage to look at the properties of these materials. In particular, the stage has been used to observe the recoverability of structural parameters once a force had been applied to it.


The researchers were interested to see how the alternatively packed crystalline


and amorphous layers of the semi-crystalline polymer behave during the deformation of the plastic caused by stretching it. The stage was used in conjunction with an X-Ray synchrotron to observe the polymer when subjected to stretching experiments whilst accurately controlling the temperature of the sample at various temperatures between 20°C and 200°C.


The team found that the equipment was “…small and easy to set up, which allowed us to use it in combination with an optical microscope or synchrotron”. They also added that “The displacement control was surprisingly good” and that the TST350 was the only example of a tensile hot-stage that they have ever come across.


The importance of understanding the processes that occur in the deformation of these materials is vital in the search for a perfect biodegradable material. The research being carried out on such materials will hopefully help us become less and less reliant on the use of everyday which are taking a large toll on the already stretched environment.


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