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Lab Associates Media Preparator
Equipment Overview
Equipment Category
Laboratory Equipment
Select Region
Canada
Model Number
LA-MP70L-UL
Reference Price (Per Unit)
CAD $129,600.00
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Date of Invoice
2019
Province
Prince Edward Island
Quantity
1
Hours of Use
Not used
Description
The main difference between media preparators and autoclaves is that the media sterilization process of a media preparator only takes one cycle of heating up and cooling down, where the process of an autoclave takes two cycles (first to dissolve agar in the water and other ingredients; second to sterilize the agar medium). Vitamins and minerals are thermolabile, which means that the longer they are heated above a temperature of circa 60 degrees Celsius, the less there will be left in the medium. This is because vitamins and minerals will be broken down by the heat. A second disadvantage of a long heating process is that sugars will caramelize, which also compromises the quality of your medium.