Media preparation and washing units

Media preparation and washing units

Richard Kyselý

Richard Kyselý — Laboratory head

The Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences

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The washing unit offers washing of laboratory glass and plastic, provides central washing of working clothing, GMO waste decontamination and elimination of hazardous waste.

The media preparation unit offers preparation of cultivation media and solutions for tissue culture, preparation of bacteriological media and plates, and preparation of “custom-made” solutions. Further, the unit offers vapour sterilization of solutions and vapour or hot-air sterilization of material, as well as dry ice supplies.

Both these units are located on the basement floor of building SO 001. The space is divided into two parts – briefly, to the “dirty” corridor, where dirty glass, clothing and waste for decontamination should be deposited, and the “clean” part, where the washed glass, sterile packed material, clean clothing, etc., is returned to the users.

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Washing unit

The washing unit offers:

  • Automatic washing of laboratory glass in a cleaning and disinfectant machine up to the length/height 50 cm (except for pipettes, tubes, Pasteur pipettes)
  • Washing of laboratory plastic resistant to temperatures around 100°C
  • Vapour glass and plastic sterilization at 120°C and 1 atm overpressure
  • Hot-air glass and plastic sterilization at 180°C
  • Packaging of glass and plastic into 30 µm AL foil

Laboratory equipment

Washing and disinfectant automated instrument MIELE PG8528 EL AV

Vapour sterilizers STERIVAP HP IL 9618

Hot-air sterilizer VENTICELL 707 - komfort

Equipment

Hot-air sterilizer VENTICELL

Washing and disinfectant automated instrument MIELE

Osmomat GONOTEC 3000 Basic

Vapour sterilizers STERIVAP HP IL 9618

Water processing - Milli Q A+