Unbelievable Score: I Got a Laminar Flowhood for Just $69!

[@robertbarber5889]

This is actually a biosafety cabinet, not a laminar flow hood. This is better than a laminar flow hood as it not only prevents contaminants from entering into the cabinet, but also prevents microbial hazards from inside the cabinet blowing out onto you. It will not protect you from chemical fumes as the air recirculates through a hepa filter into the room. This is what we use for human cell culture with risk of exposure to BSL2 pathogens. This BSC most likely failed to pass inspection and that is why is it being gotten rid of for so cheap. it can still be useful for minimizing contaminants to your cultures, although the filters should be changed and the flow rate needs to be assessed to make sure it is functioning properly. Obviously this is all less important with plant cell culture, but just remember to carefully decontaminate the cabinet before exposing yourself to it as these are often used for tissue culture samples containing bloodborne pathogens.

[@PlantCellTechnology]

Thanks, Robert for your wonderful insights into the instrument. We will definitely decontaminate and clean it properly before using it. Thanks! :)

[@robertbarber5889]

@@PlantCellTechnology no worries, I'm a mammalian tissue culture expert, but I'm enjoying learning plant tissue culture from you!

[@clarencesiason8349]

@@robertbarber5889 show me your ways great one

[@PlantCellTechnology]

@@robertbarber5889 That's great! Thanks, Robert! We're really trying to make this technology more accessible to people worldwide.

[@valencia81750]

@@robertbarber5889 thank you for sharing that valuable information!!!!!!!

[@xn721c6]

Great find! thanks for bringing us along.

[@theflaca]

I am green with envy at the price. In my country, nothing less than $3,000.

[@PlantCellTechnology]

Laminar hoods are expensive. This one Francisco scored in an auction.

[@clarencesiason8349]

Very cool

[@PlantCellTechnology]

Thank you!

[@valencia81750]

Why don’t you lay it down when you transport it?

[@Qvigg]

Wait, UTK or UTC?

[@keniap.3688]

UTK, The University of Tennessee Knoxville

[@PlantCellTechnology]

UTK

[@josephgrubb3178]

you can't even buy the welding rod and gas to build that...trust me.

[@PlantCellTechnology]

The laminar? Did you try to build it for your lab?