Colin Cooper (1)

Colin Cooper (1)

Senior Technician

Articles by Colin Cooper (1)

  • Quick Mass Spec Instrument for Microbial Identification

    Friday, April 24, 2015
    We purchased a Vitek Mass Spec (MS) unit for microbial identification in our food microbiology lab. We use it routinely for species confirmation of our QC strains and as an endpoint for other culture and biochemical tests. We are starting to implement the instrument more in our routine testing. ... read more

  • Automation Made Easy with BeadRetriever

    Wednesday, April 01, 2015
    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 amount of IMS, and we automate this with two BeadRetriever units. read more

  • Good Size, Easy To Use PCR Hood

    Thursday, March 26, 2015
    With PCR setup required in a number of areas in our lab, PCR workstations are convenient elements that keep our PCR reactions contaminant free. We chose these products because they fit the requirements of our needs and are available for a reasonable price. These workstations are easily maneuvered ... read more

  • Handy Thermomixer with small footprint

    Friday, March 06, 2015
    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 shaking. It's pretty handy to have around a molecular biology lab, and heats up fairly quickly. read more

  • Standard Power Supply for Electrophoresis

    Friday, February 27, 2015
    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 is a little high, especially with several similar models listed at lower prices, but we wanted to get something we hope will ... read more

  • Average Everyday Shaker

    Tuesday, February 03, 2015
    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 want to cheap out on with a moderate to heavy use piece of equipment. This product is recommended for any lab conducting daily... read more

  • Quality bench-top centrifuge

    Monday, January 12, 2015
    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 great piece of equipment for daily use and is fairly versatile with other rotors available. read more

  • New age incubators with a few kinks to be worked out

    Monday, December 29, 2014
    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 close together in two door cabinet models easily, and with a number of different personnel using them, they have broken in the ... read more

  • Thermal Cycler for Small Applications

    Friday, December 19, 2014
    This thermal cycler is a small unit, described as being best suited for education. It is a very inexpensive cycler best suited for small scale research projects. As it only supports a max of 48 tubes it is not suited to high-throughput or larger scale research programs. The software is pretty ... read more

  • Great Thermal Cycler

    Wednesday, December 10, 2014
    We typically use this thermal cycler for cloning and species identification PCR. We chose it because Bio Rad is a pretty reputable company and the price was right. The gradient function is helpful when testing out new primer sets or to run two reactions with differing annealing or extension ... read more
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