PMLS 2

LABORATORY
LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS OF
MEDTECH LAB HNU

Freezer - suitable for storing and

maintaining the temperature of certain
materials like cool samples or specimens Hematocrit Centrifuge - primarily
for preservation. used to determine the percentage by
volume of erythrocytes in blood.
Refrigerator - to store samples at a
specific temperature to ensure they do
not become spoiled.
- the temperature depends on the
required temperature of the sample.

Incubator - provides a temperature-

controlled environment to support
growth of microbiological cultures, such
as bacterial culture
- it has its own timer and Colony Counter - used to count
temperature control colonies of microorganisms growing on
agar plates.
Digital Mixer - it is used to mix
materials ,, example. It is where you put
the mixture of agar and water for
mixing.

Analytical Balance - used in chemical

analysis to measure the mass of
chemicals and objects accurately.

Pipette Shaker - used for blood diluting

pipettes. Used in hematology section.

Paraffin Wax Dispenser - used in

histopathology forensic medicine and
anatomy laboratories where wax
embedded module or blocks are
prepared. Vortex Mixer -  one of the primary
technologies for mixing laboratory
samples in test tubes, well plates, or
flasks.

JESSA JEAN CAGA-ANAN

BSMT 1A
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LABORATORY

Tube Centrifuge - used to contain

Mechanical Rotator liquids during centrifugation, which
separates the sample into its components
Laboratory shakers and rotators are used by rapidly rotating it around a fixed axis.
to blend or agitate samples within flasks Most centrifuge tubes have conical
or tubes. These devices consists of a bottoms, which help collect any solid or
housing containing the motor and heavier parts of the sample being
control panels, upon which an agitation centrifuged.
platform is attached. The platform may
have simple grooves for supporting
flasks and tubes horizontally as the
device moves, or it may have basket
style holders that keep the sample
holders upright.

Types:
 Reciprocating motion devices-
Water Bath - used to incubate samples
move alternately backward and
at a constant temperature over a long
forward
period of time. Water bath is a preferred
 Rocking motion devices - capable
heat source for heating flammable
of a rocking or seesaw motion
chemicals instead of an open flame to
 Rolling devices - slide from side to
prevent ignition.
side with a slight upward, then
downward tilt.
 Rotating shakers - turn about an axis
and function similarly to
centrifuges, although they do not
reach the same speeds.
 Orbital shakers - are the most
common variety of laboratory
shakers. They create an orbital
(horizontal circular) shaking motion
sufficient for mixing liquids in
flasks and conducive to culturing Autoclave -  a machine that uses steam
cells. Most incubator style shakers under pressure to kill harmful bacteria,
are of this design. viruses, fungi, and spores on items that
 Wrist or hand motion- duplicate the are placed inside a pressure vessel. The
swirling motion of hand mixing items are heated to an appropriate
sterilization temperature for a given
amount of time.

JESSA JEAN CAGA-ANAN

BSMT 1A
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LABORATORY
Fume Hood - a type of ventilation
system that primarily functions to
provide personnel protection against
toxic fumes, vapors and dust. Its
secondary function includes protection
against chemical spills, runaway
reactions and fires by acting as a
physical barrier.

Microtome -  a specialized precision

cutting instrument, which accurately and
repeatedly slices sections from a block
of embedded tissue. Different kinds of
microtomes are used to section paraffin
and plastic embedded tissues.

Spectrophotometer - an instrument that

measures the amount of photons (the
intensity of light) absorbed after it
passes through sample solution
Tissue Flotation Bath - is required after
the step of cutting paraffin sections and
before theseare placed on slides. It lets
tissues relax and smoothen before being
mounted on slide as well as makes
paraffin stick to the slide. This ensures
removal of wrinkles and folds before Biosafety Cabinet - (BSCs) are one
sections are placed on the slide. type of biocontainment equipment used
in biological laboratories to provide
personnel, environmental, and product
protection.

JESSA JEAN CAGA-ANAN

BSMT 1A