Biological Safety Cabinet (Biosafety Cabinet)

Biological safety cabinets (biosafety cabinets) come in several classes (I, II, and III) that offer varying levels of protection from hazardous or contagious materials. For all classes of biological safety cabinet, the air is HEPA (high efficiency particulate air)-filtered before being released as exhaust. A Class I biosafety cabinet is designed to protect the user and the environment, not the sample as negative pressure is used to pull outside air in across the workspace.

Class II biological safety cabinets are divided into four subtypes (A1, A2, B1, and B2) and have the additional feature of protecting the sample as the air supply is HEPA-filtered before passing over the workspace. The Class II subtypes differ in the amount of recirculated air within the cabinet. Class III biosafety cabinets (also known as gloveboxes) provide maximum protection for work in biosafety level 4 containment labs. A class III biosafety cabinet is a hermetically-sealed glovebox with access through a dunk tank or double-door box that allows for decontamination.
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ItemLabGard® ES NU-677 Class II, Type A2 Animal Handling Biosafety CabinetAllergard™ ES NU-608 Class I Animal Refuse WorkstationLabGard ES AIR NU-543 Class II, Type A2 Biosafety CabinetLabGard NU-813 Class I Containment Ventilated Enclosure (CVE)LabGard® ES NU-610 Dual Access Class II, Type A2 Animal Handling Biosafety Cabinet
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Catalog NumberNU-677NU-608NU-543NU-813NU-610
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Class/TypeClass II, Type A2Class IClass II, Type A2Class IClass II, Type A2
Air Inflow Rate105 fpm (0.53 m/s)Inquire105 fpm (0.53 m/s)80 fpm105 fpm (0.53 m/s)
Size(s)4, 5, 6-foot (1.2, 1.5, 1.8-meter)Inquire3, 4, 5, 6-foot (0.9, 1.2, 1.5, 1.8-meter)3, 4, 6-foot (0.9, 1.2, 1.8-meter)6ft
Recirculated/Exhausted AirInquire100% Exhausted70% / 30%0% / 100%70% / 30%
Exterior Dimensionsvaries with modelvaries by modelvaries with modelvaries with model(WxHxD) 2007x2108x829 mm (79x83x33 in)
Interior Dimensionsvaries with model(WxDxH) 46.4 x 29.75 x 28.1 in (1178 x 715 x 715 mm)varies with modelvaries with model(WxHxD) 1626x635x718 mm (64x25x28.25 in)
DescriptionThe LabGard ES (Energy Saver) Model NU-677 Animal Handling Biosafety Cabinet (LFBSC) is a bench/table top model, with an integral castored support stand for operation as a console model. The LabGard model NU-677 utilizes an Energy Saver DC ECM motor optimally determined forward curved fan for each ... Read MoreInquireLabGard® ES (Energy Saver) AIR model NU-543 is defined as a Class II, Type A2 Biosafety Cabinet (BSC) providing the very best in personnel, product, and environmental protection. LabGard AIR features a single ultrahigh efficiency motor with a precision-engineered forward curve fan to increase ... Read MoreThe LabGard Containment Cabinet NU-813 is offered as a Class I Containment Cabinet equipped with a HEPA filter. In the Class I configuration, the NU-813 provides personnel protection for handling low risk aerosols and particulate matter. Room air enters the Cabinet, flowing past the operator into ... Read MoreThe LabGard NU-610 Dual Access Laminar Flow, Class II, Type A2 Biological Safety Cabinet (LFBSC) is a console model, a product resulting from the development of the "laminar flow" principle and the application of environmental controls as required in the field of biological research or chemical ... Read More
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