Technical Papers

Spinbar® magnetic Stirring Bar Shapes and Performance Whether mixing is needed in a 10mm cuvette, a 1.5ml vial, a beaker, or a 50 gallon drum, there is a Spinbar® magnetic stirring bar that can do the job. Bel-Art Products offers the most comprehensive selection of magnetic stirring bars on the planet.

Desiccators are an economical and reliable way to assure dry, dust-free, and if necessary oxygen-free storage of humidity sensitive products, such as valuable reagents or electronics.

Depending upon what you are storing, optimal conditions can be achieved by selecting the type of desiccator that is most suitable for your applications. the four basic types of desiccators are standard, automatic, gas purge and vacuum.

Scienceware® plastic labware is designed to provide many years of useful service under normal laboratory conditions. The physical properties and chemical resistance of the plastics used in the manufacture of Scienceware® plastic labware are provided for your convenience. In addition, the following recommendations for cleaning and sterilization of plastic labware are designed to ensure their continuous, effective performance.

Agar, Bacteriological Agar, Bacteriological is used as a solidifying agent in microbiological culture media where specifications include good clarity and relatively free of toxic inhibitors. Agar, Bacteriological was developed to address the needs of large scale commercial and industrial applications, where good quality is required at a competitive price. Agar, Bacteriological is useful in the biotech industry and clinical applications.

To support microorganism growth in the laboratory, it is necessary to establish conditions that will permit organism reproduction. All microorganisms require the following to remain viable and grow on culture media: