Laboratory water baths are versatile tools used to provide controlled heating or cooling for samples in scientific labs. They are crucial for maintaining consistent temperatures during various processes like incubation, chemical reactions, and sample preparation. Water baths are also preferred for heating flammable materials, as they offer a safer alternative to open flames.
Here’s a more detailed overview:
Key Uses:
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Incubation:Water baths are ideal for incubating samples, such as cell cultures or microbiological samples, at a specific temperature for extended periods.
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Heating and Cooling:They can heat or cool samples to control the temperature of chemical reactions, melt substrates, or prepare solutions.
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Flammable Materials:Water baths are preferred for heating flammable chemicals, as the absence of an open flame minimizes the risk of ignition.
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Sample Agitation/Mixing:Some water baths, like shaking water baths, can also provide agitation or mixing while maintaining the desired temperature.
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Histology:Flotation baths, a type of water bath, are used in histology to spread thin tissue sections on a warm water surface, preventing wrinkles.
Types of Water Baths:
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Standard Water Baths:Basic models for straightforward heating applications, like warming reagents or melting substrates.Digital Water Baths:Feature digital controls for precise temperature settings and often programmable features.
Benefits of using a water bath:
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Precise Temperature Control:Water baths allow for precise temperature control, which is essential for many scientific processes.
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Uniform Temperature:Circulating and shaking water baths help ensure uniform temperature distribution, preventing temperature gradients within the sample.
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Safe Alternative to Open Flames:They offer a safe alternative to open flames when heating flammable materials.
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Versatile Applications:Water baths can be used in a wide range of laboratory applications, from basic heating to complex chemical reactions and sample incubation.
The laboratory circulator is designed to complement the range of waterbaths and accessories requiring a high degree of temperature control accuracy.
Features:
- Powerful circulation pump to ensure uniform temperature distribution within the bath
- Suitable for pumping low viscosity media such as water
- Rear panel mounted safety fuse
- High quality, incoloy immersion heating element
- All body parts and pump manufactured from grade 304 stainless steel
- Separate main switch, control pilot light and heat switch
- External gravity pump port capable of pumping 6L p/m @ 1M head
- Ideal for applications where a high degree of accuracy is required
- Electronic P.I.D temperature control with digital indication of set and process value
- High accuracy PT100 temperature sensor
- Solid state control relay for optimum reliability and rapid response
- Float switch safety prevents damage to the heating element
- Operating temperatures based on an ambient of 25C
- Temperature range 37C to 100C
Water Baths
These water baths and accessories are ideally suited to all general laboratory applications. All baths together with the optional accessories are designed to be used with the circulator (as above)
Features:
- All bodies are constructed from corrosion protected mild steel with an epoxy powder coated finish
- Inner tanks are manufactured from grade 304 stainless steel for exceptional corrosion resistance
- Optional gabled likds and height reducers manufactured from grade 304 stainless steel
- All height reducers easily adjustable
- Specially designed gable lid to ensure no direct drippin of condensate into samples
- Cool to touch lid handle
Options:
- 14L
- 34L
- 40L
