2-Mercaptoethanol
A combustible corrosive that can harm the skin and the mucous membranes.
Methanol
Transforms to formic acid once inside the body and may cause metabolic acidosis and blinding retinal toxicity.
Sodium Azide
Extremely toxic skin irritant that can cause headaches, dangerously low blood pressure, and even heart failure.
Sodium ...
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Esco recently acquired a National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) Australia Certification on Cleanroom Performance Testing of Cleanrooms and Cleanroom Systems. Likewise, Poh Seah Seow, Esco Service Manager, is named as NEBB Certified Professional.
Esco and Mr. Seow are recognized as highly skilled specialists who are able to measure the efficiency ...
URL: https://www.escolifesciences.com/news/esco-certified-by-nebb-for-cleanroom-performance-testing
The time markings for each event can then be compared with published models such as Meseguer (2011)[1], Rubio (2014)[2], Basile (2015)[3] or Desai (2014)[4] or with your laboratory-derived model. An increasing number of studies suggest that developmental timings differ between embryos with full developmental potential versus those with no or ...
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One such method is through ASHRAE Standard 110.
ASHRAE Standard 110
Since its first publication in 1985 and latest revision in 2016, ASHRAE Standard 110 has provided effective methods in testing the performance of laboratory fume hoods. It is composed of three tests – flow visualization, face velocity measurements, ...
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Ensure SAFETY when compounding Hazardous Drugs!
What are Hazardous Drugs?
Drugs considered hazardous include those that exhibit one or more of the following six characteristics in humans or animals:
Carcinogenicity
Teratogenicity or other developmental toxicity
Reproductive toxicity
Organ toxicity at low doses
Genotoxicity
New drugs that mimic other HDs
Did you know?
A 2016 version of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings has been released
URL: https://www.escolifesciences.com/news/ensure-safety-when-compounding-hazardous-drugs
The Analytica China 2016 was successfully held at Shanghai New International Expo Center on October 10-12, 2016.
During the exhibition, in addition to our celebrated products Biological Safety Cabinets, Laminar Flow Cabinets, and CO2 Incubators, Esco also exhibited CelCradle™ Bioreactors, Versati™ Laboratory Centrifuges, OrbiCult™ Laboratory Shakers, and Isotherm® Laboratory Ovens ...
URL: https://www.escolifesciences.com/news/esco-moments-at-analytica-china-2016
11 months later the healthy Pumelelo made his first appearance.
This is indeed a story of hope for the preservation of the endangered species such as the Northern White Rhino and Bongo buck, which are on the brink of extinction and.
Esco Technologies is proud to be part of this ...
URL: https://www.escolifesciences.com/news/worlds-first-cape-buffalo-calf-conceived-through-ivf
Biological Safety Cabinets provide the proper protection that you need when handled properly. But the protection provided by these cabinets is only as effective as the operator's proper usage and technique. Proper handling and maintenance are crucial factors in working effectively in a biological safety cabinet.
Here are some tips ...
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Join the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) and the United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) for their 59th and 120th Annual Meeting respectively
URL: https://www.escolifesciences.com/news/see-you-at-the-world-vaccine-congress-europe-and-aavld-annual-meeting-2016
Esco Healthcare, a division of Esco Group of Companies, participated at the recently culminated 16th International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) Congress – Singapore Affiliate at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre last August 25 – 27, 2016.
XL Lin, Esco Healthcare Global President, is getting ready ...
URL: https://www.escolifesciences.com/news/esco-healthcare-exhibits-at-the-16th-ispe-singapore-affiliate