What is monkeypox? Monkeypox is an orthopoxvirus belonging to the Poxviridae family that causes monkeypox disease. While the monkeypox virus was first identified in 1958 in a Danish lab, human monkeypox was discovered as a zoonotic viral disease many years later in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, it has spread to various parts of Africa. There [...]

1. Due to the large heat of the liquid nitrogen tank and the long heat equalization time when sub-filling liquid nitrogen, a small amount of liquid nitrogen medium can be pre-cooled (about 60L), and then slowly filled (so that it is not easy to form ice blockage) ). 2. In order to avoid the consumption of liquid nitrogen filling [...]

Over time, a large number of surgical instrument kits, fabric dressing kits, cavity-type instruments, such as bone marrow puncture needles, have appeared. It has been found that simply venting the cold air from the sterilizer is no longer enough, because clinically cavity instruments have residual cold air and wet packs. So some people began to explore the installation of [...]

Plastic is no longer fantastic. Nadine Bellamy-Thomas looks at how laboratories are adopting more sustainable practices, trending away from single-use plastics, returning to glassware where possible and managing water consumption as standard everyday practice It is quite amazing how quickly the tide is turning against plastic usage. It’s great to see and it genuinely seems to come from concern for [...]

Everyone will have a happy mood and good expectations during the festival, especially on the Chinese Valentine’s Day.It gives us an opportunity to express our love seriously, and allows us to fully enjoy the happiness brought by the sense of ritual. Whether it is between friends, family or lovers, everyone is full of love and care on this day. [...]

After the strict comprehensive evaluation and certification of Infitek Co., Ltd. by the China Business Integrity Evaluation Center, our company has been successfully assessed as an AAA credit enterprise recently, which is also a symbol of the highest credit rating of the enterprise. The corporate credit rating certificate is the most valuable corporate credit certificate. It has the widest application range and the [...]

Nucleic acid extraction is the first step in the NGS sample prep protocol. Nucleic acids are large biomolecules that are essential to all known forms of life. They are composed of nucleotides, which are monomers made up of three components – a sugar, a phosphate and a nitrogenous base. The two main classes of nucleic acids are DNA and RNA. [...]

Ensuring the vaccines aren’t exposed to adverse temperatures will be the biggest challenge for the -80°C Pfizer vaccines Joe LaPorte is director of projects and regulatory at PHC Corporation of North America. Joe has over 30 years of international experience in the field of cold chain management and ultra-low refrigeration. He has served on the ENERGY STAR stakeholder committee for [...]

The ability to cool and store items at particular temperatures is an important need for most laboratories. The problem is that there is no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to laboratory refrigeration, the only common denominator is that any lab fridge or freezer has to be: Robust Secure Fit for purpose Capable of maintaining a stable temperature [...]