Asynt's compact lab safety shield is designed to fit neatly around any stirrer hotplate to provide protection from splashes, aerosols and spills.
Suitable for use in areas where fume hood space is at a premium, the safety shield offers additional protection for chemists in the event of a tube or cap failure under pressure, even if the fume hood sash is raised.
Manufactured from 5mm polycarbonate, the shield is resistant to a range of commonly used laboratory solvents and is temperature resistant to +170C.
Designed with a small footprint to maximise fume hood space, the shield maintains access to hotplate controls and gives good all-round visibility of the reaction or process, according to the company.
In addition to providing protection in applications such as heated parallel reactions in tubes, especially those operating under pressure, the device also shields reactions from the cooling effect of ventilation.
