Your biological safety cabinet (BSC) should be as unique as your research. While “standard” BSCs may work for a majority of laboratories, others require a customized solution. Oftentimes, manufacturers can work with you to design a cabinet that fits your specific workflow. Customized equipment greatly enhances efficiency, productivity, and safety—for both you and your product.
Isokinetic probe for particle counter: Biosafety cabinets provide effective containment for cell and gene therapies. However, standard units do not meet the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA’s) good manufacturing practice (GMP) guidelines. In accordance with these GMP guidelines, monitoring of aseptic conditions must occur for both viable and non-viable particles, which require an integration of an isokinetic probe particle counter in the work zone. The probe is placed in the laminar downflow air stream inside the BSC work zone. Stainless steel tubing connects to an independent particle counter outside the cabinet for analysis.
Augmented work zone for robotic/automation housing: Manufacturers can routinely reshape a cabinet’s inner and outer dimensions to neatly fit within any workflow. For example, NuAire has created biosafety cabinets to specifically house high-throughput robotic systems, including ancillary devices such as ultra-centrifuges, flow cytometers, aerosol generators, and other large automation equipment.
Back wall cut-out for computer monitors: In Class II BSCs, especially those used for drug compounding, technicians find a back wall cut-out especially helpful. In these custom versions, the back wall features a cut out with glass inlay that fits a computer monitor for greater accessibility and visibility.
Even more customization options:
- Camera mounts
- Detached worksurface
- Additional pass-through ports for cord management
- Double-sided pass-through cabinets built directly into a wall
- Isolation/transfer chambers
- Heated work surfaces
- Built-in sink with running water