Uses And Benefits of Laboratory Incubators

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Uses And Benefits of Laboratory Incubators
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An incubator provides a controlled environment
that regulates temperature, ventilation and
humility. It is used to care for premature
babies, to lay chicken eggs and to grow germs. An
incubator is made of three major kinds of
materials.
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These include common grade steel sheet metal,
usually at.05-1 cm in thickness materials for
insulation such as fans, motors and screws and
lastly, electronics materials, which may come
with either the analog on/off switch and
temperature control or an advanced, programmable
microprocessor that controls temperatures and
internal lighting.
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An incubator is also measured based on the volume
of its chamber. Countertop models range from
1.5-3 cubic meters while the free-standing
variety ranges from 5.5-10 cubic meters. A type
of incubator is the lab incubator, which was
first used when doctors found that it could
identify bacterial infections in the body.
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This is done so by obtaining a sample of the
body's fluid, transferring it in a sterile dish
or container and then putting it inside the
laboratory incubator. Air is set at body
temperature, (37 C or 98.6 F) to induce
pathogenic growth.
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A laboratory incubator also provides adequate
amount of nitrogen needed to promote cell growth.
This controlled setting allows for microorganisms
to multiply, which enables clinicians to identify
the specific type of bacteria.
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A laboratory incubator is also used for tissue
culture, a medical research method that removes
tissue components from animals or plants. The
sample is placed inside the incubator under
controlled temperature and monitored for
subsequent growth.
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By observing these tissue fragments, scientists
gain valuable insights into how certain types of
cells operate and interact. For instance, it
allows them to understand how cancer cells
behave, leading to further research and
development of vaccines for illnesses such as
influenza, measles, mumps and polio.
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With the use of a laboratory incubator for
performing tissue culture, researchers have now
succeeded at identifying disorders caused by the
lack of certain enzymes in the body. Furthermore,
a laboratory incubator is used in genetic
engineering, which is an extended application of
tissue culture.
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In this process, researchers manipulate the
tissue's genetic materials. It is sometimes
combined with DNA from independent sources to
encourage new organisms. This process is
responsible for sperm banks and more advanced
scientific breakthroughs such as eugenics and
cloning, of which continues to be hot debate
topics.
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However, the manipulation of genetic material has
already been used for good causes such as
producing insulin. With the use of laboratory
incubator, genetic engineering may help improve
nutritional content of plant foods such as
vegetables and fruits and even increase
resistance against diseases.
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You may not know it, but the power of
bio-technology depends on laboratory incubators.
The incubator has many good uses for different
industries. The poultry industry will grow
increasingly dependent on incubators in hatching
poultry eggs, a matter of keeping up with
consumer demand for poultry products.
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Hospitals have always relied on neonatal
archives, and the field of research and
biotechnology relies primarily on laboratory
incubators. Meanwhile, the growth chamber type
laboratory incubator will have to have more
accurate settings in terms of relative humidity
and temperature control.
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This way, scientists and researchers will have
better and more improved ways to make this world
a better place to live in. Gaia Science offers
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