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Lateral flow tests, also known as lateral flow immunochromatographic assays or rapid tests, are devices intended to detect the presence of a substance in a liquid sample without the need of any specialized equipment. A lateral flow test is easy to read, and do not...

Slide staining can be tedious, and guarantee the same standards in quality from the first to the last slide is challenging. To solve this, the automatization of the process can be a solution. However, slide stainers for hematology can be expensive and tricky to use....

In order to carry out an optimum microbial air sampling, it is critical to know all the legislation and procedures described in air sampling. Only in this way it is possible to protocolize the best microbial air sampling ever. Although it is true that sometimes FDA...

Commercially, the lateral flow device was launched in 1984 as a simple-based pregnancy test for home use. Now, it is becoming popular because of the recent unstoppable trend towards portable and wearable technology. This new movement drives the lateral flow strip...

Cytology is the microscopic examination of cells obtained from the body by aspiration or scraping for diagnostic purposes, such as cancer of the uterine cervix. The main advantage of this test is that the collection of cytological specimens does not require...

Lateral flow immunoassay technology is evolving rapidly. With a lateral flow reader, it is possible to detect colloidal gold or colored monodisperse latex particles, using charged coupled device cameras, detect fluorescent particles bases on LED excitation via...

Immunohistochemistry is an immunostaining application, microscope-based technique that uses an antibody to view a specific protein in biological tissue. One of the main uses of this technique is the determination of tissue distribution of an antigen of interest in...

Microbial air contamination monitoring is a key process in facilities with special air cleanliness needs such as pharmaceutical, food, or cosmetic industries. 14698-1 normative establishes that environmental air sampling should be carried out considering the situation...

An automatic colony counter allows any modern microbiology laboratories to perform the colony counting simply and reliably. This leads to standardized, accurate results for both whole plate and sector counts. However, those Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulated...

Spiral Plating is a U.S Official Method (Journal of the AOAC, 60 1977, Methods) recognized by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC). Thanks to the spiral method, a known volume of sample is inoculated, from the center to the periphery of the plate....

iPeak® is your colorimetric rapid test reader that enhances the colors of your test. Besides this, iPeak® is equipped with the Flash Eye technology that makes each iPeak® reproducible and repetitive. You can export and print the results, and also send the results in...

Currently, there are different techniques to plate and each one of them has a specific use and properties and some prior procedures such as serial dilution are required. So, although we have different ways of plating or monitoring microbial growth in culture, four of...

The Spiral Plater is a two-in-one method: diluter and plater at the same time, one of the most time- and waste volume- saving methods of inoculation, that is why more and more microbiological laboratories are using Spiral Plater for bacterial determination. The Spiral...

The concern about indoor air quality has grown, not only in air-controlled environments such as pharmaceutical manufacturing areas, hospitals or food processing facilities but also in homes and workplaces. Deteriorated indoor air quality may cause adverse effects such...

IUL Instruments commemorates the 30th anniversary of the design, manufacturing and marketing of the first gravimetric dilutor. It was launched in 1990 under the name “Dosi Dilutor”, receiving its name from its ability to dose and highlighting the precision and...