Stuart
®
announces the SI505, a combined incubator shaker specially designed to reduce
sample evaporation and provide fast, optimised mixing of very small sample
volumes in microtitre plates and microfuge tubes.
The chamber of the Stuart
®
SI505 can accommodate up to four standard microtitre or deep-well plates, or
two racks holding 0.2, 0.5 or 1.5ml micro tubes. The high speed orbital shaking
action is ideal for effective mixing of samples in even the smallest vessels,
while a state-of-the-art microprocessor enables accurate, reproducible control
of temperature between ambient +7ºC and 60ºC. The versatile integrated timer
can be set from 1 second to 9 days.
Removable water reservoirs increase the humidity in the
chamber of the SI505, minimising sample loss due to evaporation. Tests have
shown that at 78% humidity, samples incubated at 37ºC for 24 hours in lidded microtitre plates lost on average only
6% of the total sample to evaporation, based on a 200µl sample in each well. The warm air feed from above also
prevents condensation of sample on the lid, eliminating the risk of light
scattering by liquid droplets when the plate is to be read in a plate reader.
The new compact benchtop SI505 shares several proven features
with the unrivalled Stuart
®
SI500 shaking incubator. A retractable stainless steel platform provides easy
access to samples, a digital display shows the independently controlled
temperature and speed, and USB connectivity allows long-term monitoring of the
incubator temperature via a PC.
As with all Stuart
®
equipment, the outer casework of the SI505 incorporates BioCote
® antimicrobial technology as
standard, to minimise microbial contamination.
For more information visit
www.stuart-equipment.com
About Bibby Scientific
One
of four new companies established by Nova Capital from the former Barloworld
Scientific business which it acquired in November 2007, Bibby Scientific
Limited focuses on the design, manufacture and distribution of four world-leading
benchtop laboratory equipment brands: Jenway
®, Stuart
®,
Techne
® and Electrothermal.
The
2011 acquisition of Electrothermal, market leaders in heating mantle design and
manufacture, adds an extensive range of outstanding products which complement
Bibby Scientific's broad-based portfolio.
All
four brands are available through good laboratory distributors worldwide and
Bibby Scientific Ltd has subsidiaries in the USA, France, Italy and Singapore,
as well as an associated company in the Middle East.
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