Stuart SI505/120/60 Microtitre Shaking Incubator

The SI505 has been designed specifically to combine a bench top laboratory incubator with the specific mixing action required for microtitre plates.

Shaking action is ideal for mixing microtitre plates, combining a high speed action between 250 and 1250rpm with a tight orbit of 1.5mm. This enables even the smallest of vessels to adequately mixed, be it well plates or microtubes. The SI505 has independent control of speed and temperature to avoid accidental temperature adjustment. Speed is microprocessor controller and set via the digital LED control panel. The unit also incorporates a versatile timer, which can be set from 1 second to 9 days, once the timer has run down, an alarm will sound and the shaking action will cease, for safety reasons the incubator will continue to run.

The temperature of the incubator can be set, via the digital LED control panel, between ambient temperature +7ºC and 60ºC. Careful control of the air distribution within the incubator ensures temperature uniformity throughout the sample chamber. To minimise sample evaporation the SI505 is supplied with stainless steel water trays, these are strategically placed within the unit to maintain a humidity of up to 80%, thus dramatically reducing sample evaporation over a 24 hour period.

The SI505's stainless steel platform is retractable, this allows easier access to samples at the back of the incubator. During operation the platform is securely locked in place, but can be easily released when required. The platform will comfortably and securely accommodate up to four microtitre plates on the non slip mat. Or sample tube racks are available which will accommodate all common tube sizes.

The SI505 also features a USB connection which allows the incubator to be connected to a PC for long term monitoring of the incubator temperature, over night of weekends for example.

The Stuart SI505 microtitre plate shaker incubator is ideal for mixing and aerating samples in microtitre plates or micro centrifuge tubes under accurate temperature controlled conditions. High speed combined with a tiny orbit creates the vibrational shaking action required for very small sample volumes.

The retractable platform allows for easy access when loading or unloading samples. This has a non-slip mat to hold microtitre plates in place and micro centrifuge tubes of various sizes can be held in purpose built accessory racks.

The incubator chamber is fitted with two water reservoirs which allow the humidity of the chamber to be increased, thus reducing the possibility of sample loss due to evaporation over longer incubation periods.