Incubator Flashcards
device designed to create a
controlled environment for cultivating and examining different organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses,
and parasites.
incubator
Incubators ensure a specific temperature range, which is essential for the ideal growth of particular organisms.
Temperature Regulation
These devices can adjust
oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, providing the appropriate environment for various microorganisms
Atmosphere Regulation
Certain incubators feature
humidity control systems to sustain the moisture levels required for specific organisms
Humidity Management
-main body of the incubator.
-The outer wall is made up of
stainless steel sheets while the
inner wall is made up of
aluminum.
cabinet
prevents heat loss
and reduces electric
consumption, thereby ensuring
the smooth working of the device.
insulation
-On the outer wall of the incubator
-with all the switches and indicators that allows the parameters of the incubator to be controlled.
Control Panel
also has a switch to control the
thermostat of the device.
Control Panel
used to set the desired temperature of
the incubator
Thermostat
allow the movement of hot air
throughout the inside of the incubator
Perforated shelves
-provides an almost airtight seal between the door and the cabinet
-This seal prevents the outside air from entering the cabinet and thus, creating an isolated hot environment inside the
cabinet without being interrupted by the external environment.
Asbestos door gasket
placed on the top part of the outer wall of the incubator
L-shaped thermometer
lower the possible contamination created due to airflow.
- AN air-pump with filters creates a closed-loop system so that the air flowing inside the incubator generates less contamination.
HEPA filters
reservoir underneath the chamber that contains water.
-gas chambers to give the desired
concentration of CO2 inside the incubator.
-The water is vapourised to
maintain the relative humidity
inside the chamber.
Humidity and gas control
designed to maintain a specific temperature particularly at or
below ambient room temperature
-used for experiments that
require cooler environments such as
cold storage, psychrophilic organisms,
cold chain validation
Cooled incubator
has a wide temperature range allowing both heating and cooling functions
-used in microbiological
cultures both psychrophilic and
mesophilic organisms and also
pharmaceutical stability
Refrigerated incubator
temperature-controlled biochemical
instrument that simultaneously
incubates, agitates, and shakes
samples.
Shaking incubator
ideal for
biological and ecological studies in
remote locations where access to
laboratory facilities is limited and
transports biological samples safely,
such as blood, tissue, or cultures,
while maintaining appropriate
temperatures to preserve viability
Portable incubator
provides a non oxygen environment to cultivate and handle anaerobic microbe, it is equipped with a gas purifier that replaces oxygen with another gas mixture gradually.
Anaerobic incubator
provide the ideal environment for
nucleic acid and protein hybridizations
-Designed to maintain precise temperature and humidity control throughout the chamber, hybridization incubators can ensure sample-to-sample uniformity, reduce
sample preparation time, and eliminate the need for water baths and heat sealers.
Hybridization incubator
gassed incubator which creates a natural atmosphere in order to develop cell and tissue cultures.
-The temperature, humidity, and CO2 content must match the cell culture requirements.
CO2 incubator
