Medical Freezers And Accessories: Things to note

Apr 1
11:08

2015

Todd Dawson

Todd Dawson

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Difference between Medical freezers and standard food freezers which people have in their homes Both medical freezers and medical refrigerators have different designs for minimizing bacterial contamination and also operational attributes when compared to standard food freezers and refrigerators.

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The 3 differences are:

  • In a standard food refrigerator or freezers,Medical Freezers And Accessories: Things to note Articles only food items are stored along with a few bottles of water at normal temperatures while in medical refrigerators or freezers necessary medical supplies, like- blood and biological samples, vaccines and bones are stored at around -30°C to -40 °C. They are also freezers for both enzymes and biochemical that are generally regulated at around -20 °C.
  • Upgraded characteristics such as auto-defrost and programmable alarms for research applications are absent in standard food freezers which people have in their homes. Medical freezers are specifically designed for minimizing bacterial contamination as well as storing inflammable equipments, explosion proof units and also ultra-low temperature units.
  • Medical freezers usually need temperatures much colder than standard food freezers.

 

4 Freeze-drying stages in medical freezers

 

  • Pre-treatment (prior to freezing)
  • Freezing
  • Primary Drying
  • Secondary Drying.

8 Types of medical freezers

  1. Chest Medical Freezers are those freezers having a 24-hour battery setup, an alarm system with an LCD display for temperature settings as well as front doors with a top hinged chest opening for smooth and easy access. They do not have interior lights installed on them. Always use insulated an insulated glove while using this type of freezer though they do not produce too much of vibrations and noise.
  2. Bio-medical Portable Medical Freezers- It is lightweight, fashionable, eco-friendly and small and is used to keep insulin safe for a month.
  3. Bio-medical Upright Freezers- They are designed mainly for healthcare for effective storage of life-saving blood.
  4. Explosion Proof Medical Refrigerator Freezers- Here, hazardous chemicals or substances are stored with advanced technologies, such as- capillary refrigerant control, cyclic defrost and polyurethane froth insulation. So, it is used for inflammable and explosive materials storage.
  5. Chromatography Medical Freezers- They are used for research in laboratories and also storage for hospitals, clinics and research labs.
  6. Medical Freezers to - 25°C- The best solution for storing medicines and vaccines which require deep refrigeration.
  7. Medical Freezers to -30 °C –They are very co- friendly and attributes all the required safety measures.
  8. Medical Freezers to -40°C- These medical freezers are appropriate units for storing both vaccines as well as medicines that need low temperature and have controlled temperature storage perfect for pharmacy and clinical applications.

5 Types of Scientific Accessories Used for Medical Freezers for conducting high precision experiments in Medical Laboratories and Blood Banks (Medical Freezers and 5 types of its accessories)

  • Magnetic Stirrers or Magnetic Stir Plates- They are used to blend solids and liquids to get a homogeneous liquid mixture in experimental chemistry and biology.
  • Ultra-Low Temperature (ULT) Freezers- They are generally operated at -80°C continuously for a prolonged period of time.
  • Centrifuge Tubes- They are used for both isolating as well as separating different suspensions.
  • Deep-Freezers- They are used to store invaluable organic materials for an extended period at a fixed storage temperature, such as- blood samples, vaccines and tissues or cell lines from plants, humans or animals.
  • Shakers- Almost similar to magnetic stirrers and have largely been replaced by magnetic stirrers now-a-days for various reasons.

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