The MCO-19AIC CO2 incubator from Sanyo has been specifically designed for demanding cell culture and regulated applications.
The system's air-jacket design provides an even distribution of temperature throughout the incubation chamber to ensure cultures on all shelves are incubated under the same temperature conditions.
In addition, the air-jacket eliminates the possibility of cold spots on the incubator walls, thereby removing the possibility of condensation and associated contamination areas.
The recovery of temperature after accessing samples is also very rapid to ensure minimal stress to the cultures inside the CO2 incubator.
The CO2 sensor and control system is a new design, according to Sanyo.
The infrared sensor is not affected by changes in humidity or changes in temperature, upon temperature loss after accessing samples.
The sensor contains two receptors: one to measure the CO2 concentration in the incubator and another to measure the background CO2 level.
This enables the sensor to constantly recalibrate and auto-zero every second of the day, providing an accurate control system that ensures users' cells are grown under optimum CO2 conditions.
The sensor is also PID-controlled for fast recovery (three minutes or less) and operates without wasting gas through excessive overshoot of the set CO2 level.
Sample protection is provided to cover all aspects of the incubator's use.
The interior is constructed from the Incusafe copper-enriched stainless-steel alloy, which is effective in the decontamination of bacteria, fungi and mycoplasma - all day, every day - without having to run decontamination cycles.
A Safecell UV system is non-ozone producing and is non-harmful to cell cultures.
For more demanding protocols, the MCO-19AIC can have an optional hydrogen peroxide decontamination system fitted.
This type of decontamination system is effective and fast since a complete cycle only takes 130 minutes.
The hydrogen peroxide decontamination system is also safe to use as the H2O2 vapour is contained within the incubator and is broken down at the end of the cycle to water and oxygen.
The door interlock also adds to the safety of this system.
Samples are further protected by the inbuilt alarm systems.
The large, high-resolution LCD display features pop-up menus to make entering set points easy, together with multi-point data logging and a graphical display of the incubation conditions.
An optional PC interface permits remote transmission of data from the incubator.