The cabinet, reagents, and equipment must be thoroughly decontaminated prior to a PCR procedure. UV irradiation is an efficient decontaminator, breaking down DNA sequences so that replication cannot occur in a subsequent amplification process.

Key Features

• Powerful UV tube lights are combined with carefully located optical reflectors to ensure uniform intensity distribution of the UV radiation throughout the cabinet.
• Control system allows the choice of timed UV exposure from 5-30 minutes.
• Door sensors switch off UV lamps if the door flap is opened, ensuring operator safety.
• Acrylic protects the operator from beta emissions from commonly used 32P labelled compounds.
• Cabinet is supplied with handy corner shelves, which do not hinder the working area. Door flaps offer excellent access to the cabinet interior.
• 18W white lights, operated from an external switch, illuminate the cabinet interior.
• Side panels include ports for cable access.
• Filtration system delivers air to ISO5 quality.
• Automatic fan speed increase on door opening maintains air velocity to 0.45m/s (88 fpm) at the workstation front.
• Electronic filter saturation indicator.
• Fan noise level <50 dBA.