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Inverted Microscope for Cell Culture Purposes

Lenin Veeraval
This product was used to observe mammalian cell lines and primary cultures (morphology and microbial contamination) under the microscope. The product is movable and simple to ... read more
Great Real-Time PCR System

Colin Cooper (1)
We purchased this system to detect pathogen DNA in real-time from processed food samples. We often test for the presence of multiple markers, and this system has this ... read more
Decent Heat Block

Colin Cooper (1)
We were running out of heat block capacity, so we ordered this heat block from VWR. We generally like the quality of products from this supplier, and have not been ... read more
Great Repeat Pipettor

Colin Cooper (1)
We purchased this repeater knowing that we would get a quality pipette from Eppendorf. It works great and it perfect for setting up multiple volume sets such as dilutions sets... read more
Easy to use Real-time PCR machine with automation capabilities makes PCR a breeze

Rahul Keswani
Obtaining retroviral titers was critical for our applications in gene therapy and intracellular trafficking mechanisms. This machine was specifically used due to the presence ... read more
Omnilog not that acurate

Colin Cooper (2)
As a food microbiology laboratory, we often require identification of bacterial species during our routine food testing. We have several methods that we use for this ... read more
Automation Made Easy with BeadRetriever

Colin Cooper (1)
The BeadRetriever is used for automating Immuno-Magnetic Separation (IMS). This eliminates a lot of user error and variability. Our food microbiology lab conducts a large ... read more
Handy Thermomixer with small footprint

Colin Cooper (1)
This Thermomixer appealed to us as it has a small footprint, is user-friendly and from a reputable company. We use this for microfuge tube and 96-well plate incubation and ... read more
Standard Power Supply for Electrophoresis

Colin Cooper (1)
This power pack is pretty standard, and easy to use. Most of our PAGE electrophoresis equipment is from Bio Rad, so we decided to stick with them for power supply. The price ... read more
Average Everyday Shaker

Colin Cooper (1)
MaxQ 4000 Benchtop Orbital Shakers
We required a shaker for bacterial cell culture, and went with something we know will last. Thermo has a good reputation for durable equipment, and that is not something you ... read more
Low Cost Atomic Force Microscope

Srinivas Godavarthi
We've found this to be a low cost and very useful piece of equipment. In our particular case this AFM perfect. However, if high resolution for minimal feature size is required... read more
Great microwave digester for cheap - Unattributed Review*

Unattributed Review
Multiwave Go Microwave Digestion System
This microwave has worked very well for me in the last few weeks. It's great for my organic matrices, and was super cheap. read more
Quality bench-top centrifuge

Colin Cooper (1)
Our lab uses this as an everyday centrifuge for pelleting particulates. We chose this product as Eppendorf is the gold standard for microfuges and bench-top models. It is a ... read more
New age incubators with a few kinks to be worked out

Colin Cooper (1)
We have a number of Memmert incubators, and they perform well during temperature and humidity calibrations. One problem is the quality of the door handles. The doors do not ... read more
Switch to Petrifilm

Colin Cooper
In a high throughput food microbiology lab, a common assay is for the presence of E. coli and other coliforms. Using agar plates as a final readout is laborious and expensive.... read more