LABORATORY FACILITIES
Well equipped biotechnology lab with sophisticated instruments like Electrophoresis unit, Cooling centrifuge, Incubators, Deep freezers, Laminar-flow chamber etc.
LIST OF EQUIPMENTS IN PG DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY
Sl. No. | Name of equipment | Purpose/use | Number |
1 | Laminar flow cabinet | Prevent airborne contaminants from entering an area while inoculating bacteria/explants | 5 |
2 | Weighing balance | Used to determine the weight or mass of chemicals/tissue |
2 |
3 | Refrigerator | To preserve essential chemicals/tissue | 2 |
4 | Bacterial incubator | Used for storage of bacteria plate and bacterial culture growth | 1 |
5 | Autoclave | Kill microorganisms and spores | 2 |
6 | laboratory oven | For heating, baking, evaporating, sterilizing and other industrial laboratory functions | 1 |
7 | Rotary shaker | Mixing and development of cultures, chemicals, solvents, and assays etc. in Microbiological and other Cell Culture | 1 |
8 | Colorimeter | To measure the absorbance of particular wavelengths of light by a specific solution. | 1 |
9 | pH meter | To measure pH | 1 |
10 | Water bath | Used to incubate samples at a constant temperature over a long period of time | 1 |
11 | Cooling Centrifuge
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Provides the cooling mechanism to maintain the uniform temperature throughout the operation of the sample | 1 |
12 | Shaker incubator | Simultaneously incubate and shake or agitate samples | 1 |
13 | Laboratory deep freezer |
To store chemicals, bloods, tissue cultures, and other medical samples that can only be stored and preserved in low temperature range |
1 |