biomed

Analytical balance

A highly precise measuring instrument used to determine the mass of small samples with a high degree of accuracy and precision

Beaker

A cylindrical container with a flat bottom

Centrifuge

A device that uses centrifugal force to subject a specimen to a specified constant force, for example to separate various components of a fluid

Electronic balance

A highly accurate weighing device used for measuring the mass of small objects or substances with extreme precision

Electrophoresis

Uses an electric current to separate dna rna and proteins in a gel matrix based on their size and charge

Erlenmeyer flask

Used for a variety of laboratory liquid handling applications such as pouring mixing storage and suspension cell culture

Graduated cylinder

A tall column shaped piece of laboratory glassware with markings(graduations) used to measure the volume of liquids

Hot bath cold bath

Water bath is a piece of equipment that works as a heated water container. Scientists use them to incubate samples and keep them at a constant temperature

Hot plate

Provide controlled and uniform heating of liquids and solids without an open flame

Incubator

Provides a temperature controlled environment to support growth of microbiological cultures.

Inoculation loop

A simple tool used mainly by microbiologists to pick up and transfer a small sample of microorganisms called inoculum from a microbial culture

Micropipette

A common yet essential laboratory instrument used to accurately and precisely transfer volume of liquid in the microliter range

Micro tube

Small tubes with volumes usually ranging 0.5 ml to 2 ml

Petri dish

A shallow transparent glass or plastic cylindrical lidded dish used to contain a thin layer of agar on which to grow bacteria and fungi

Scoopula

A brand name of a spatula lika scoop utensil used primarily in experimental laboratories to transfer solids

Test tube

A clear glass or plastic container that is much longer than it is wide commonly has a u shaped bottom and has an open top

Thermocycler

An automated laboratory apparatus intended to amplify specific segments of double stranded nucleic acids isolated from a clinical sample via the polymerase chain reaction process

Transfer pipette

Disposable plastic pipette used to transfer small volumes of liquids

Transilluminator

To view dna or rna that has been separated by agarose gel electrophoresis

Vortex

A piece of laboratory equipment that is used in the rapid mixing of samples