Lab Associates products

The Lab Associates media preparators have been developed with over 30 years of experience in the field of plant tissue culture. Some of the largest PTC laboratories in the world are using it to gain a competitive advantage. Our new steam-driven ‘Premium’ model is the fastest and most reliable large-volume media preparator on the market with its very short cycle time of only 30 minutes on a stand-alone basis¹. The main difference between media preparators and autoclaves is that the media sterilization process of a media preparator only takes one cycle of heating up and cooling down, where the process of an autoclave takes two cycles (first to dissolve agar in the water and other ingredients; second to sterilize the agar medium).

Features of the LAB22 media preparator: Available in 50, 70, 100 and 150 liters, Sanitary valves, Small PLC screen to control the media preparator and check temperature graphs, Built-in steam generator is used for sterilizing the dispensing valves and tubes, Vessel lid with safety controls and option to add ingredients easily and sterile after the sterilization process, No caramelization of sugars, Magnetic stirring bar

The media preparation process is a very important part of the work in a plant tissue culture lab. However, it is also a very time consuming part due to the wide variety of culture vessels (for e.g. multiplication and rooting), as well as culture tubes (to e.g. grow single plantlets or store genetics) being used. The variety in shapes and formats of vessels and tubes make it difficult to make the media production process more efficient. Other key reasons for the large amount of time needed are slow autoclaves or mediaclaves and using manual or slow-working dispensing equipment (e.g. pipettes and peristaltic pumps). With our steam-driven ‘Premium’ media preparator a batch of media could already be produced in approximately 35-40 minutes. In addition, our automated multiple dispensing system for culture tubes and conicals will allow you to also automate the media dispensing process, reducing manual labor, and save a significant amount of time.

The Telstar Aeolus H series is a high-quality horizontal laminar air flow cabinet range for handling non-hazardous materials that require a particle-free environment. These cabinets offer high product protection and are suitable for plant tissue culture and plant breeding activities.