CO2 Incubators
Overview
Whether for routine analysis or research purposes, incubators and cooled incubators are indispensable in today’s microbiology laboratories. For bacterial cultures to thrive, the incubators have to guarantee extremely accurate temperature regulation and uniform temperature distribution.
Asistec supplies and distributes CO2 incubators and general purpose incubators from manufacturers Binder and New Brunswick Scientific
CO2 Incubators
Binder C Series
BINDER took the leading edge technology of true sterilization (at 180 °C) and designed it into a new “Laboratory
Standard for CO2-incubators”. Routine cell culture applications will now be without the threat of contamination.
Binder C-150
The C 150 is contamination-free as a result of hot air sterilization at 180 °C, stable pH thanks to a drift-free FPI infrared measurement system, superior temperature precision with excellent dynamics, and an interior that is condensation-free even at high humidity levels to ensure best growth results. Used stand alone or as a stack the C 150 is easily accessible.
CB Series
The CB series is the premium class for all sensitive incubation applications. These incubators are suited for universal use in the laboratory, with an ‘extra’ inprocess control and safety for primary cell cultivation
Precision equipment for cell cultivation with absolutely precise temperature accuracy. It has a drift-free infrared CO2 measuring system to ensure stable pH values, condensation-free Permadry™ interior chamber with integrated shelf supports, easy to clean, where the surface area is kept to a minimum in order to reduce potential sites for germs to establish; an effective sterilization program that operates at 180 °C in compliance with standards, for cultivation without any contamination.
Binder CB 53
CO2 Incubator With Hot Air Sterilization
| Temperature Range: 5 °C (9 °F) above ambient temperature up to 60 °C (140 °F) | |
| Exterior Dimensions | |
| Width (mm/inch) | 580 / 22.83 |
| Height (inclusive feet/castors) (mm/inch) | 720 / 28.35 |
| Depth (plus 54 mm (2.13 in.) for instrument panel) (mm/in.) | 546 / 21.5 |
| Interior Dimensions | |
| Width (mm/inch) | 400 / 15.75 |
| Height (mm/inch) | 400 / 15.75 |
| Depth (mm/inch) | 330 / 12.99 |
| Interior Volume (l/cu.ft.) | 53 / 1.9 |
Binder CB 150
CO2 Incubator With Hot Air Sterilization
| Temperature Range: 7 °C (13 °F) above ambient up to 50 °C (122 °F). | |
| Exterior Dimensions | |
| Width (mm/inch) | 680 / 26.8 |
| Height (inclusive feet/castors) (mm/inch) | 919 / 36.2 |
| Depth (plus 54 mm (2.13 in.) for instrument panel) (mm/in.) | 715 / 28.2 |
| Interior Dimensions | |
| Width (mm/inch) | 500 / 19.7 |
| Height (mm/inch) | 600 / 23.6 |
| Depth (mm/inch) | 500 / 19.7 |
| Interior Volume (l/cu.ft.) | 150 / |
Binder CB 210
CO2 Incubator With Hot Air Sterilization
| Temperature Range: 7 °C (13 °F) above ambient up to 50 °C (122 °F). | |
| Exterior dimensions | |
| Width (mm/inch) | 740 / 29.1 |
| Height (inclusive feet/castors) (mm/inch) | 1069 / 42.1 |
| Depth (plus 54 mm (2.13 in.) for instrument panel) (mm/in.) | 715 / 28.2 |
| Interior dimensions | |
| Width (mm/inch) | 560 / 22.1 |
| Height (mm/inch) | 750 / 29.5 |
| Depth (mm/inch) | 500 / 19.7 |
| Interior volume (l/cu.ft.) | 210 / 7.5 |
New Brunswick Galaxy CO2 Incubators
These incubators were the first to offer a direct heat, fanless design — transforming the way cell culture is accomplished and making traditional water-jacketed incubators a thing of the past. By providing more incubation capacity in a smaller footprint, Galaxy CO2 incubators are easier to maintain, setup and utilise. They are used by scientists in in-vitro fertilization (IVF), stem cell research, as well as traditional cell culture.
All Galaxy CO2 incubators feature a Fanless, Six-Sided, Direct Heating Profile. Pioneered in Galaxy incubators, the unique direct-heat profile provides a very gentle convection circulation of chamber atmosphere for exceptionally uniform temperature and incubator environment. This system guards against wide fluctuations in temperature and CO2 that can shock. By removing fans, Galaxy incubators have eliminated a classic source of repeated contamination, allowing the entire incubator — including upper shelf — to be utilized while maintaining uniformity. In addition, since there is no fan, there is no need for an expensive internal HEPA filter that needs to be replaced frequently.cells, as seen in traditional forced-air culture systems.
Options: With High-Temperature Disinfection (HTD), three levels of O2 control, and new active disinfection and humidification options, there is a Galaxy incubator for every application.
Galaxy 170 R & S Series
The Galaxy 170 R & S Series Incubators offer large capacity (170L, 6.0 cu. ft.)
cell culture environments. For optimally controlled environments, choose the full-featured Galaxy R or the economical S Series incubators.
GALAXY 170 R
Full-featured R Series incubators incorporate the 133mm[5.3”] intuitive LCD interface, and full choice of options, allowing for a customizable unit with user-friendly control, alarm and logging features. Ideal applications include cGMP work, stem cell research, cancer research as well as traditional and non-traditional cell culture.
GALAXY 170 S
The S Series Galaxy incubator provides the same high level of performance as the R Series, but uses an easily-read LED display for the interface, representing an excellent, value-priced model. The 170 S Series is ideal for traditional applications where standard incubation is required. It is also available with a high-temperature disinfection option, providing an added level of reassurance against contamination
Galaxy 48 R & S Series
In common with the 170 litre incubators, the 48 litre and 14 litre incubators incorporate all of the superior design
and innovation of the larger units, in a smaller format. These units offer the ideal environment for hypoxic applications, research requiring isolation, and IVF research.
The Galaxy 48 R & S Series provide the luxury of owning a single-user, personal-sized 48L (1.7 cu. ft.) incubator. They offer the same standard features as the larger 170L models, including fanless design to allow for maximum capacity. Galaxy 48 models easily fit on a benchtop for laboratories requiring small volume cell culture, and are ideal for isolation studies such as viral work.
GALAXY 48 R
Galaxy 48 R incubators feature an integrated and heated outer-door window to allow viewing your cultures without compromising the culture environment. They are ideally suited for hypoxic applications, including in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and stem cell research, with O2 control option. The relatively compact 48L chamber substantially reduces the significant gas consumption often encountered when using larger incubators.
GALAXY 48 S
Galaxy 48 S Series incubators are entry-level models, offering the same superior performance as 48 R models. The S Series use an easily-read LED interface and includes an integrated viewing window, standard 25mm access port and RS-232 communications package. They are ideal for laboratories with limited space to house large incubators, or for standard cell culture applications where the larger 170 liter capacity systems are not required
Galaxy 14 Litre Micro-Size Incubators
A unique, mini-sized 14 litre (0.5 cu. ft.) CO2 incubator — originally designed for but not limited to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) work. Its compact size is ideal for
individually supporting and isolating cultures for specific patients or samples. The 14 S easily fits into IVF workstations and under laminar flow hoods for complete minimization of contamination risk. It is ideal for stem cell and IVF applications, including oocyte collection and preparation, preimplantation diagnostics, embryo transfers, and sperm preparation. When adding the 1 - 19% oxygen control option, the 14 S becomes a small hypoxic incubator, consuming a minimal amount of nitrogen.
The 14 S provides an LED interface with RS-232 and 25mm access port as standard. A small footprint, yet spacious chamber, allows for specific applications to be carried out in isolation from general cell culture, ensuring assay validity.
