Uniform Airflow in Powder Weighing Applications
Manually weighing or otherwise manipulating active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPIs) can put technicians at high risk for adverse effects if particles become airborne. When working with APIs and other particulates during powder weighing applications, it is essential to have an enclosure that provides uniform airflow to prevent contamination and […]
Carbon and HEPA Filter Replacement and Disposal: Safety First
Proper maintenance of ductless fume hoods starts with a solid filter replacement schedule. Over time, filters become saturated with the chemicals they’re designed to intercept. If the filters are not changed regularly, dangerous fumes and vapors will pass through and return to the work area posing a risk to workers and the laboratory. HEPA and ULPA filters can also […]
Understanding Your Laboratory Filtration Equipment Purchase
Air Science® products are designed to meet the needs of numerous applications. Depending on your needs, our products can protect you, the laboratory environment, and/or your work from harmful vapors or particulates generated on the work surface. Our products feature high quality construction and meet numerous international standards to help ensure your safety needs are […]
Selecting Laboratory Filtration Products by Protection Needs
Air Science® designs products that keep you safe, protect your work and ensure accuracy across various scientific disciplines. Our products feature high quality construction and meet numerous international standards while incorporating multiple innovative technologies to help make your work easier and safer. Air Science Product line is designed for different purposes and provides different types […]
Prescription Analgesic Myths vs. Facts
Equivalent to just three grains of salt, three milligrams of prescription analgesics can be lethal. The potency of highly potent synthetic opiates has created a fear of accidental exposure and overdose among many, including first responders (law enforcement, fire, rescue and emergency service personnel). It only takes a small amount of prescription analgesics inhaled through the […]
Purair FLEX and the International Space Station
The Air Science® Purair® FLEX Portable Isolator is back aboard the International Space Station (ISS), where astronauts are using it during the Alpha mission’s scientific research. The six-month mission aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, named Endeavour, includes a planned 232 scientific experiments that can’t be carried out on Earth. The Crew Dragon spacecraft launched in […]
Protect Your Perfect Yeast Strain With Air Science Products
Pure yeast strains allow breweries and wineries to produce a commercial product that is easily recognizable for its unique, branded flavor profile from one batch to another. However, to keep these trains pure, brewers have to protect their yeast strains from contamination that can impact the final product’s flavor. In the production process, yeast propagations are […]
HEPA vs. ULPA Filtration
Your air filtration system is designed to protect you, the environment, and/or the work surface from contamination. Air filters exist for nearly every application and can use a variety of media to capture volatile fumes or particulates. Whether you choose ductless or ducted air filtration methods, HEPA and ULPA air filters are key in maintaining […]
Keeping Laminar Flow Hoods Contamination Free
Laminar Flow Hoods come in Vertical Laminar Flow (VLF) cabinets and Horizontal Laminar Flow (HLF) cabinets. They are designed to protect items in the work zone from particulate contamination using laminar airflow. Laminar flow is best described as airflow in which the entire body of air within a designated space is uniform in both velocity […]
Laminar Flow Hoods With 360-Degree Visibility
09.22.21A laminar flow hood provides an aseptic, sterile and particulate-free environment that protects items on the work surface. Our Laminar Flow Hood product line relies on Air Science Multiplex™ HEPA/ULPA Filtration Technology for a clean work environment over a wide range of applications. Purair® PCR laminar flow cabinets and the Purair FLOW laminar flow cabinets offer clear back and side panels. This 360-degree […]