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A Good Autoclave Supplier Helps Veterinary Researchers Get More Done
Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) causes people and animals daily discomfort and distress. IBD can lead to other health problems such as intestinal abscesses, intestinal obstructions, and an increased risk of […]
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Research Lab Autoclave Best Practices: The Liquid Cycle Won’t Save You

Every modern research lab autoclave has a “liquid cycle”—a cycle just for processing liquids, growth media, and so on. Nonetheless, more often than not, if you fill a bunch of […]

Research Lab Autoclave Safety: Sealed Bottles are Bombs

In August of 2001 a research lab autoclave was processing tightly capped 178 bottles using a 30-minute liquid load. The autoclave began making unusual sounds, so a trio of lab […]

Top Tips for Autoclaving Pipette Tips

You don’t have to spend much time in a research lab to learn that pipette tips have a nasty habit of stubbornly clinging to a little bead of water. […]

Sterilizing Vivariums Can Be Easier Than You Think

The miniature biome of a vivarium is a great way to isolate variables in animal research. But life is messy and vivariums can be a pain to get clean and […]

Research Lab Autoclave Safety: Bad Doors and Autoclave Explosions

WARNING: These are disturbing pictures of research lab autoclave accidents. There is blood. What happened? A lab tech loaded an older-style autoclave, began the cycle, and walked away to […]

Reducing Lab Autoclave Cycle Times for Liquids

Power users are resigned to the fact that there are no “standard” lab autoclave cycle times (especially for liquids!) They know that a little planning and programming can generally prevent autoclave […]

Another Win for Sustainable (and Affordable) Research Lab Design

It’s been a great year for our friends at My Green Lab and their ACT Label! The ACT Label provides lab managers others involved in research lab design and procurement with […]

Harnessing Bioluminescence for Responsible Alcohol Consumption

“O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil! … [T]hat men should put an enemy in their mouths […]

We Regret to Inform You that there are No “Typical” Sterilizer Cycle Times

Lab managers are often frustrated to learn that there are no “typical” cycle times for autoclaves. It’s not that we’re being coy: There are an enormous number of variables that come into play, […]

Keeping Your Autoclave Clean Can Save You Thousands of Dollars

A lot of factors can bring your autoclave down—a freak power outage, a ruptured container, metal fatigue. But a healthy portion of the service calls we see can be largely […]

9 Questions to Help You Find the Right Autoclave

Comparing steam autoclaves between manufacturers can be maddening. You think you have a strong contender, then you look at just one more website and suddenly realize there are massive differences […]

Animal Research Facilities Save Water, Save Money, and Do Better Research

Animal research facilities go through a lot of water. From cage washing to steam sterilization, their water consumption is higher than most laboratories. And that’s not bad—as anyone who has […]

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