Cryogenic sample storage requires tubes that can withstand the pressures of being frozen in liquid nitrogen and thawed again. Providing biological sample storage in temperatures as low as -196oC, the Cryo- Clear vials feature a unique screw cap that is co-moulded with thermoplastic elastomer eliminating the need for silicone o-rings. This special process prevents the risk of sample contamination and provides the purest and most leak-resistant vial available. The tubes are certified 95kPA to provide a 100% leak-proof seal. Each production lot is certified by an independent laboratory to be free of human DNA, DNase, RNase, Pyrogens and ATP, and the vials are manufactured, assembled and packaged in a Class 7 clean room and never exposed to outside contaminants. Each tube is printed with a unique 128-format barcode for automated data collection, accurate sample inventory and to hide the identity of the sample. The vials are available with internal and external threads and with round or self-standing interlocking bottoms.
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Kidney injury molecule-1 (Kim-1) has been qualified by the Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency as a highly sensitive and specific urinary biomarker to monitor drug-induced kidney injury in preclinical studies and on a case-by-case basis in clinical trials. The urinary Kim-1 band intensity using the Kim-1 dipstick significantly correlated with levels of Kim-1 as measured by a microbead-based assay, histopathological damage, and immunohistochemical assessment of renal Kim-1 in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Kim-1 was detected following kidney injury induced in rats by cadmium, gentamicin, or bilateral renal ischaemia/reperfusion. In humans, the urinary KIM-1 band intensity was significantly greater in urine from patients with acute kidney injury than in urine from healthy volunteers. The KIM-1 dipstick also enabled temporal evaluation of kidney injury and recovery in two patients who developed postoperative acute kidney injury following cytoreductive surgery for malignant mesothelioma with intraoperative local cisplatin administration.
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The MDF-U76V ultra-low freezer combines improved cooling performance with outstanding energy efficiency. The advantages include greater security for precious research or clinical samples, as well as significantly lower running costs and added environmental benefits. This latest -86ºC VIP upright freezer has been specifically designed to meet the growing demand for energy savings, without in any way compromising freezer performance. In fact, cooling efficiency, insulation characteristics and door-open recovery times have all been enhanced via a capillary tube heat exchanger, next-generation VIP PLUS insulation, and the Cool Safe compressor. As a result, greater temperature uniformity throughout the freezer and faster temperature pull-down contribute to industry-leading sample security. The advanced new capillary tube heat exchanger significantly increases the overall efficiency of the freezer. By optimising the available heat exchange areas, system reliability is also increased and energy consumption is cut. In addition to helping minimise energy use, the high performance patented vacuum panels together with high-density foam insulation enable the freezers to provide up to 30 per cent more storage capacity than a conventionally insulated freezer, saving valuable lab space. An optional water-cooled condenser is also available. This enables laboratories with a chilled re-circulating water system to reduce the requirement for air conditioning within the freezer facility, reuse heat energy elsewhere and achieve even greater savings.
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REMISOL Advance* data management system from Beckman Coulter is a unique software product that consolidates patient test information from multiple instruments in the lab. REMISOL Advance is also able to manage multiple labs in the hospital network utilizing a single server. It streamlines laboratory workflow as well as the result-management process, offering an optional Extended Quality Control (EQC) module, enhancing the laboratory quality control process even further.

REMISOL Advance optimizes lab operations by helping decrease turnaround times for results reporting, standardizing laboratory processes and enabling the connectivity of multiple instruments through a single point of management. REMISOL Advance, in unison with EQC, provides an integrated view of the analyzers’ QC status with patient results to make confident decisions on releasing patient results. Audit and traceability features allow all events related to the creation, modification or deletion of a result to be saved for later reference.

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Nail infections are caused by dermatophytes, most commonly by Trichophyton rubrum, followed by Trichophyton mentagrophytes. As onychomycosis requires long-term systemic antifungal treatment, the correct identification of causal fungi is mandatory. The time required for traditional species identification by culture ranges from two to four weeks. With SSI™ Dermatophyte PCR Kit dermatophytes, and T. rubrum specifically, can be detected within five hours. Also, a study has showed that this multiplex PCR method increases the detection of pan-dermatophytes by 4.3% and T.rubrum by 18.6% compared with conventional methods (Brillowska-Dabrowska A, et al. Jour Clin Microbiol 2007; 1200). Hence SSI® Dermatophyte PCR Kit is a time- and cost-effective alternative. SSI® Dermatophyte PCR Kit is CE-marked. It contains all reagents and controls needed to perform a multiplex PCR detection of dermatophytes causing fungal infections in nails. It comes in boxes with material for 100 tests.
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