Know Everything about Laminar Air Flow Cabinet and Their Each Variant

Laminar air flow cabinets are a must have item for most of laboratory and research centers. Here we will know their types and features of their each variant. 

A laminar air flow cabinet is a kind of working station that is equipped with pre filters and HEPA Filters/ULPA Filters. This equipment is based on the laminar technology that makes the use of a constant flow of air in one dimension. A microorganism and particle-free environment can be created with the help of this cabinet in order to perform such task for research purpose. Laminar flow cabinet performs its task with the air flow velocity that ranges from 0.3m/s to 0.5m/s.

Vertical and horizontal are the two types of laminar air flow unit. Both share the same characteristics, but might differ on the basis of HEPA filter and pre filter placement.

Vertical LAF

Vertical laminar air flow is a cabinet in which flow of air occurs vertically through HEPA filter right from the top to down. These cabinets used in the research field prefer ULPA filter instead of HEPA filter. The environment inside the cabinet has a very less weight of micro-contaminants and gravity so the air flows and settles down in bottom and then reaches to the area from where it could leave the cabinet. 

Vertical laminar is just like the clean room where there is no space for contaminates and dust. That is what makes it a suitable product for the operation theaters in healthcare facilities. The cabinet is also available in hanging type, which is highly valued for being used worldwide to perform different kinds of applications. 

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Benefits

These cabinets require less floor area and air flow turbulence. They can also be used for compounding sterile products. 

Horizontal LAF

Horizontal laminar air flow cabinets are the cabinets where the flow of air occurs horizontally through HEPA filter installed right at the back side towards the user. These cabinets are in great demand among the people of India due to their matchless economical advantage over the vertical one. They are known for their various amazing features like convenient replacement of HEPA filters as well as pre filters along with the validation feature of DOP test.

Benefits:

These laminar flow cabinets allow users to get their hands and gloves less contaminated from air flow while performing task. They are also known for their easy in work & operation and less turbulent effect while performing the process. 

Points To Keep In Mind While Choosing Your Laminar Cabinets:

When you are going to buy your cabinet, here are some important points that you should look into before making a final decision:

• User Safety
• Air flow system
• Space Availability
• Clearance Requirement
• Design of Working Surface

Applications Where They Are Used Extensively:

• Pharmaceuticals
• Microbiology Lab
• Hospitals
• IVF
• Plan & tissue culture lab
• Path Labs

Here are the following parts that every laminar cabinet consists of:

• Magnahelic Gauge
• Pre-filter
• Blower
• Work Bench
• Sash
• Light
• HEPA Filter
• UV Light
• ULPA Filter (optional)
• Validation Port for DOP test

Hope you choose Yantherm laminar air flow cabinet to get the optimum possible microorganism and particle-free environment. Good luck for your purchase!

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