Ultrasonic humidification system ensures sample media do not dehydrate during experimentation and provides an improved degree of control over environmental conditions
Biotrace International has introduced a novel ultrasonic humidification (USH) system to its Ruskinn range of anaerobic and modified atmosphere workstations.
The ability to conveniently manipulate cell and tissue culture material under oxygen controlled environments is essential in cell biology, cancer research and other laboratories, as varying degrees of oxygen deficiency have been shown to profoundly affect cellular behaviour in diseased states.
The Ruskinn workstations allow such conditions to be experimentally re-created.
Ultrasonic humidification ensures sample media do not dehydrate during experimentation and provides an improved degree of control over environmental conditions.
Humidification can be easily achieved in minutes as opposed to hours, and the water top-up rate is an occasional rather than a daily requirement.
Also the risk of contamination in the water is kept to a minimum, as the energy source is ultrasonic.
Biotrace's USH system, which can be fitted to all models in the Ruskinn range, produces extremely fine particles of water that are pumped into the workstation. These are circulated and quickly absorbed into the internal atmosphere to generate the desired level of humidity.
At this point the humidifier automatically switches off and a fan cools the condenser panel.
The resulting condensation reduces the humidity to a preset level, at which the condenser fan is turned off and the humidifier back on.
The water is captured in the humidifier reservoir ready for re-circulation back into the workstation, to allow continued control of humidity levels.
