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Table 2 Examples of general laboratory equipment and laboratory instrumentation

From: Challenges and solutions for instituting an efficient maintenance program for laboratory equipment in Central Asian, and developing world, countries

General Laboratory Equipment

Laboratory Instrumentation

Autoclave

Automated cover glass/cassettes instrumentation

Balance/scale

Biological cabinet

Centrifuge:

• General purpose

• Microhematocrit (dedicated, fixed RPM)

• Refrigerated

• Stand-alone

Fume hood

Glassware washer

Laboratory thermometer

Light box

Manual pipette

Microscope

Microtome

Osmometer

Oven

pH meter

Photometers/light-based

device

Polarimeter

Refractometer

Rotator

Shaker

Temperature-controlled

Equipment:

• Refrigerator

• Freezer

• Incubator

• Water bath

• Blood bank transport container

Timer

Tissue processor

Water purifier

Automated tissue stainer

Blood cell analyzer

Blood chemistry analyzer

Blood gas analyzer

Blood typing equipment

Centrifuge:

• Automated cell washing

Co-oximeter

Densitometer

Electrode-based

instrument

Electrophoresis system

Flow cytometer

Ion-selective electrode

Mass spectrometer

Microbial identification

instrumentation

Nephelometer

Pipettor:

• Mechanical

• Automated

Thermal cycler

Thin layer chromatograph

Urine analyzer