Invivo2 500 Hypoxia Workstation
Specifications:
Workstation Fabrication
- Solvent Bonded Acrylic
Bench Space Requirements
- Height (excluding stand): 750 mm
- Width (side to side): 1720 mm
- Depth: 720 mm
Internal Workstation Dimensions
- Height: 480 mm
- Width: 800 mm
- Depth: 500 mm
- Maximum Capacity: 600 x 90mm Plates
- Working Capacity: 440 x 90mm Plates
Workstation Weight
- Weight approx: 140kg
Interlock Dimension
- Height: 300 mm
- Width: 320 mm
- Depth: 300 mm
- Maximum Capacity: 78 x 90mm Plates
Interlock Cycle Time
- 5 minutes
Atmosphere Control
- Temperature: Ambient +5°C - 45°C
- Humidity Control: Ambient-85% RH
- O2 Control: 0.0%-20.9%
- CO2 Control: 0.0%-30.0%
- Activated Carbon Filtration System
Alarms
- Temperature: Visual and Audible
- Humidity: Visual
- Gas Low Pressure: Visual and Audible
Gas Supply
- Up to 4 Separate Cylinders: H2/N2; CO2; N2; Air
Downloads/Links:
The Ruskinn range of hypoxia workstations has been designed to replicate low oxygen "in vivo" physiology providing the ideal research platform for cell biologists and cancer researchers.
Features and Benefits
- Optimum Working Capacity using Minimum Bench Space - 440 x 90mm plate working capacity
- Rapid Sample Transfer - Interlock transfers 78 x 90mm plates in 3.5 minutes
- Direct-Hand Access into Workstation - Using convenient cuff & sleeve system (Ezee Sleeve™)
- Low Gas Consumption - Designed to work with Nitrogen for economical running costs
- Safe Working Environment - VOC filtration tested and validated
- Accurate Oxygen Control - Oxygen stability from 0.0% (anoxia) to 20.9% (ambient) in 0.1% increments with one touch sensor calibration
- Accurate CO2 Control - CO2 stability from 0.0% to 30.0% in 0.1% increments
- Cycle Programming - Allows a user-defined timed sequence of up to 4 different O2 and CO2 concentrations
- Accurate Temperature Control - Incubation control from Ambient + 5°C to 45°C
- Accurate Humidity Control - Option of ultrasonic humidity system to give precise environmental control
- Imaging Ready - Please ask about imaging options
Standard Accessories
Workstation
- Gas Mixer Q
- Removable Front Panel
- Internal Mains Socket
- Single Plate Entry System
- Direct-hand Access using Ezee Sleeve™ System
- Detox Sachet
- Energy Saving Flourescent Lamp
- Internal Halogen Spot Lamp
- 5 Petri Dish Holders
- 1 Wire Rack
Gas Control Software
- USB Communications Port
- 7 Days Continuous Storage of Event Log Data
- One Touch Calibration (O2)
- On-Screen Fault Assistance
- Cycle Programming
Optional Accessories
- Cable Gland Port to allow the passage of cables through the workstation wall without altering internal conditions
- Vacuum Line Port to allow the attachment of a vacuum line used to remove waste media from plates and dishes without removing them from the hypoxic conditions inside the workstation
- Gas Sample Port to enable samples of the Workstation atmosphere to be checked
- Ultrasonic Humidity Control for improved cell conditions
- Stand to support workstation where bench space is not available
- Palladium Catalyst if anaerobic environment if required
- Anaerobic Indicator Strips to check anaerobic state of internal environment if required
- Gas Tank Regulators
- Gas Tank Filter Modules
- Power Failure Backup System maintains the hypoxic environment inside workstation if there is a mains power failure (Invivo2 200, Invivo2 300 and Invivo2 400 only)
- Data Logging Connection allows the user to monitor the temperature of the workstation via a PC
- Vibration Isolation Platform designed to minimise vibration originating from the Workstation or Laboratory Floor; can be used for vibration free incubation of microtitre plates, dishes or flasks. (Invivo2 400, Invivo2 500 and Invivo2 1000 only)
- Adjustable incubation tray so that any micro-titre plates, flasks or dishes are kept absolutely level during incubation (Invivo2 400, Invivo2 500 and Invivo2 1000 only)
- Gas Level Verification Meter (Geotech 100) designed to monitor CO2, and O2 inside Ruskinn Workstations, works under high humidity.
Markets
- Hospital Laboratories & Central Services Departments
- Life Science Research Labs
- Medical Research
- Pharmaceutical Industries
