Lab Equipment Reference Materials

Description: Proper stability, storage, handling, and temperature control are essential for maintaining the accuracy of calibration solutions. Learn how stability, storage, handling, and temperature effects apply ...

Description: A properly obtained lab sample is crucial for accurate analysis and reliable test results. Proper sampling ensures that the sample taken represents the true composition of the sump as closely as ...

Description: A common concern with all-in-one workstations, also known as incubated workstations or incubated glove boxes, is that excessive vibration could negatively impact cell growth and adhesion. This study ...

Description: Understanding Physoxic Cell Culture Conditions ...

Description: Bioreactors are commonly used in bioprocessing to cultivate cells, microorganisms or biological molecules for various applications such as the production of biopharmaceuticals, enzymes or biofuels. ...

Description: Reagent reservoirs are commonly used to hold liquid that will be aspirated using multichannel pipettes. Considering the potentially high cost of many reagents, it is highly desirable to employ a ...

Description: This technical note outlines two studies performed by a major biopharmaceutical company to determine the closure style and torque specification of Purillex® PFA bottles required to ensure no ...

Description: This technical note outlines a study conducted by a major biopharmaceutical company to perform application-specific validation of closure torque of Purillex bottles using CCIT (container closure ...

Description: This technical note outlines a study performed by a major biopharmaceutical company establishing a comprehensive extractable profile of a fluoropolymer (PFA) bottle. The study used aggressive ...

Description: In order to learn more about wine analysis, we met with Master Winemaker Gabriel Rubilar at his wine lab at Chadds Ford Winery in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Gabriel is a chemist who has studied ...

Description: Two methods of enclosing the biosafety cabinet (BSC) may be employed: tenting (wrapping the BSC in plastic sheeting) or taping (taping around the viewscreen with the aid of a fabricated front panel ...

Description: The global supply chains for many raw materials and finished goods are experiencing unprecedented shortages and supply interruptions, in particular, the supply of plastic resins. Polyamide, more ...

Description: It’s no secret getting your medical device to market in a timely fashion gives you a competitive advantage. Being the first to debut a cutting-edge product can help you bring in new customers ...

Description: Many facilities that consistently use nitrogen or oxygen will want to install a nitrogen or oxygen generator. But how do you make nitrogen and oxygen gas, and what are nitrogen and oxygen generators ...

Description: Tensile strength is the critical value of metal transition from uniform plastic deformation to local concentrated plastic deformation, and also the maximum load-bearing capacity of metal under static ...

Description: Textile materials are the most basic raw materials for industrial production. In order to understand the importance of the quality control of textile industry ...

Description: Gas Chromatograph is mainly used in the analysis of oil extraction and refining, petrochemicals, fine chemicals, food safety, environmental protection, electronic high-purity gas industries, research ...

Description: Automatic surface tension tensiometers have capabilities to die for. For example they are one button operations, can track changes in surface tension over time, give indications of contact contact ...

Description: Facts and benefits of lab gas servers ...

Description: Hydrogen has been widely adopted as a carrier gas to replace nitrogen and helium in GC applications for a variety of reasons. Superior advantages include faster analysis, lower cost and the ...

Description: Dynamic Image Analysis is a perfect method if not only the particle size of powders is to be determined, but if you also want to ascertain something about their shape. ...

Description: Let's consider three of the top reasons why your desiccator may be leaking. ...

Description: An Ionizing Blow-Off Gun is a hand-held device used to eliminate static, dust, and contaminants from a variety of surfaces and parts. It is shaped similarly to a gun and includes a trigger. ...

Description: In the metallurgy an alloy is a mixture with metallic characteristics consisting of two or more chemical elements, from which at least one is a metal. Different and altering compositions always result ...

Description: Non-ferrous metals punching waste respectively recycling materials accrue during the production of electronic components. The production of representative samples can simply be achieved with FRITSCH ...

Description: Selenium - listed in the periodic system of the elements in the 6th main group, below sulphur, is unknown to many. It belongs to the essential trace elements and is integrated by the body in the so ...

Description: Comminuting ductile materials such as precious metals can be challenging, but can be mastered with FRITSCH Planetary Mills. ...

Description: Plastic, wood and shredded waste, are in times of rising crude oil prices very interesting additions to the classic fuels. Especially in the cement industry, the energy rich fractions from ...

Description: The matured timber statute dedicates itself with the utilization and application of matured timber. A perfect assistant for the sample preparation are the FRITSCH Cutting Mills. ...

Description: Secondary fuel can be a very inhomogeneous sample, containing all types of polymers, paper, wood and low fractions of metal. Also recycled wood or parts of automobile tires might be used as secondary ...

Description: Vanadium - a transition metal with special potential. An interesting topic which for example is broadened through the possible uses of vanadium in the energy transition. In this article, the material ...

Description: Routine quality inspections of nuts in production and trade are subject to clear regulatory requirements. The following article contains compact information about the requirements, as well as aspects ...

Description: Dynamic Image Analysis is a perfect method if not only the particle size of powders is to be determined, but if you also want to ascertain something about their shape. For this purpose the FRITSCH ...

Description: Detailed sample preparation of nuts according to regulation (EG) Nr. 401/2006 with tips, approaches and photos of the individual steps. ...

Description: An average shopping bag contains 300 g straw or expressed like this: 100 g of uncomminuted straw take up the space of 1 to 2 litres. These materials are very voluminous. For the comminution only a ...

Description: The analysis of polymers is executed with the aid of gel permeability chromatography. Ideal for the sample preparation is the Variable Speed Rotor Mill PULVERISETTE 14. ...

Description: During the processing of leather various chemical analyses have to be performed. Perfect for this task are the FRITSCH Cutting Mills. ...

Description: While shopping, consumers encounter beverages packaged in plastic (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles. The launching of the new packaging material provision influenced the further purpose of the ...

Description: Our clothing is labelled by producers informing consumers of what material the article is made of. Very often the clothing contains particularly colour intensive sample elements in which their fibres ...

Description: Leather is almost prepared in production facilities and also in testing institutes with cutting mills for analytical monitoring. Perfect for this task are the FRITSCH Cutting Mills. ...

Description: Leather is produced by tanning of skin. Modern technologies of the leather production ensure that the leathers are available contaminant free. FRITSCH Cutting Mills are perfect for the sample ...

Description: Natural stones are considered the oldest building materials. Due to the diversity of the basic building blocks and minerals, they are a durable building material with superior aesthetic and robust ...

Description: A prerequisite for an efficient salt extraction and processing is the exact knowledge of the mineral compositions of in-situ evaporates, as well as their chemical composition and also of the accruing ...

Description: Relatively new on the market are scented toys. Not only do these substances smell good, but they also possess a more or less allergenic potential. Solved was this difficult task of the sample ...

Description: Even animal feed is sold with a declaration about its contents. For quality assurance those substances of contents are continually examined. Utilized were the following FRITSCH instruments for the ...

Description: When consuming our cutlets we do not think about the unappetizing by-products which evolve during the meat production. ...

Description: New ideas are necessary for the production of renewable energy sources and for the sample preparation a Planetary Ball Mill. ...

Description: Maize kernels, dressed, prepared as seeds, are subject to testing in regards to possible contents of genetically modified organisms (GMO). The necessity arises to test the seeds for possible ...

Description: Many various different kinds of animal feed exist which differ in regards to each animal in composition, appearance and analysis. Nevertheless exact guidelines for its contents in regards to minerals, ...

Description: Packaging in all variations is an indispensable part of today's society. So it is implicit that almost every sold product is packaged. The materials from which the packaging is made are often viewed ...

Description: Application Note: A Validated Method of Direct Analysis: 13 Trace Elements Determination in Tea Infusions using the Agilent 7700x ICP-MS with Integrated Sample Introducing System in Discrete Sampling ...

Description: Application Note: High Resolution Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Pharmaceuticals in Water. ...

Description: Application Note: Phthalates Analysis in Toys Using Agilent 5977E GC/MS. ...

Description: Application Note: Rapid Analysis of Cyclosporine A, Everolimus, Sirolimus, and Tacrolimus Drugs in Whole Blood Using an Agilent Triple Quadrupole LC/MS/MS System with Automated Online Sample Cleanup. ...

Description: The glass used in buildings plays a key role in keeping the building energy effi cient. Similar to walls and ceilings being insulated, glass can be coated to alter the refl ectivity of infrared (IR) ...

Description: Buildings around the world are striving to become greener and more energy effi cient. While there are many aspects to building construction that enable 'green' capabilities, one area of consideration ...

Description: Static is one of the most common sources of weighing "noise" in laboratories. This article contains information on how to deal with the issue. ...

Description: Application note: Fill Solutions and ISA For Denver Instrument Ion Selective Electrodes. ...

Description: Electrodes have an average life span of 2 - 5 years. Due to the chemical reaction inside the electrode, the electrode begins "working" on the first day it is manufactured. Improper storage of the ...

Description: General information regarding dilutions. Required Information: * What concentration is the stock solution? * What is the volume of the required standards? * What is the volume of the volumetric flask ...

Description: Temperature correction procedure for Denver Instrument conductivity meters. ...

Description: Hot CIP sanitization is the accepted cleaning strategy against microbiological growth in many industries. It has been commonly used in the pharmaceutical and the food and beverage industry for years. ...