Excellent Bead Bath

January 11, 2016

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Grambling State University
Biological Sciences
Assistant Professor

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Company:

Lab Armor

Product Name:

6L Bead Bath

Catalog Number:

M706

We use this metallic bead bath to heat cell culture media, buffers, etc. to 37 degrees C. This was selected to replace a traditional hot water bath because it requires less upkeep and harbors fewer contaminating microbes.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

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Some heating protocols may need optimization

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Filling the bead bath costs a few hundred dollars in beads.

The Bottom Line

Some of the advantages of a bead bath over a water bath were described above. The performance of the bath, the temperature stability and precision, has been quite good.

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