Educational and Practical Laboratory Equipment

Light microscopes basically allow visible light beams emitted from a light source to pass through the specimen to be examined, and enable the observer to perceive the magnified image produced by lenses based on differences in contrast, intensity, and thickness.

• All types of biological materials (blood, urine, sperm),
• Flowers, leaves, and other plant structures,
• Body structures and organelles of insects,
• Inanimate materials (soil, feed, minerals, etc.).

• A cryotome is a specialized microtome used to preserve certain substances such as lipids during the preparation of thin sections of cells or tissues.

• A microtome is an essential instrument used during the preparation stage to enable histopathological examination of materials under visible light (light microscopy) or electron radiation (electron microscopy).

• Used to determine the acidic or basic properties of solutions by measuring their pH values.

• Used for storing materials that require long-term preservation at very low temperatures.
• Two units are available: one in active use and the other as a backup.

• Used for homogeneous mixing and heating of samples under the influence of a magnetic field.

• Western blot is a molecular biology technique that enables the analysis of a specific protein in tissues. Using this technique, the presence, size, concentration, changes in concentration, and comparisons of protein concentrations among different groups can be investigated.

• Gel electrophoresis is used to separate charged molecules such as DNA and RNA according to their size. When an electric current is applied, charged molecules migrate through a gel toward the opposite charge. Smaller molecules migrate faster through the gel, whereas larger fragments migrate more slowly and therefore travel a shorter distance.

• Used to provide an environment suitable for proliferation by maintaining a constant temperature in solid cell cultures.

• Produces ice for experiments where maintaining the cold chain is critical and for lowering ambient temperature to prevent organic degradation.

• Used in enzyme applications where temperature-dependent activity and constant-temperature incubation are required.
• Three units are available in the laboratory.

• Ensures homogeneous mixing of chemical solutions.
• Speed and duration can be adjusted.
• Three units are available in the laboratory.

• Prepares fixed tissues for embedding by immersing tissue cassettes in chemical solutions for specified durations.

• Used to provide an environment suitable for proliferation by maintaining a constant temperature in cell or microorganism cultures.

• Used to provide an environment suitable for proliferation by maintaining a constant temperature in cell or microorganism cultures.

• Used for weighing materials in analyses that require high-precision measurements.

PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is a general term for reactions applied to enzymatically amplify a specific region within DNA. In brief, the PCR method can be described as the continuous replication or repeated copying of DNA for a defined number of cycles.

This method can also be defined as an “in vitro” nucleic acid sequence cloning process. The PCR test is a molecular diagnostic technique. With its ability to detect even very small numbers of microorganisms, it is one of the most advanced and highly sensitive techniques among molecular diagnostic tests.

• PCR is widely used in medical and biological research laboratories,
• Diagnosis of hereditary diseases,
• Identification of genetic fingerprints,
• Diagnosis of infectious diseases,
• Gene cloning,
• Applications such as paternity testing and DNA analysis.

Real-time PCR is a method that enables the amplification of DNA or mRNA samples and the quantification of their products within a single tube. With the introduction of fluorescence emission techniques into molecular genetic methods, the conventional PCR technique was further developed to establish this method. It is an amplification technique that uses fluorescent-labeled probes and dyes to visualize and monitor PCR amplification, where fluorescence increases proportionally with the amount of newly synthesized DNA.

Areas of Use:

• Detection of pathogens,
• Diagnosis of sex-linked diseases,
• Oncological studies,
• Genetic studies,
• Prenatal diagnostic studies.

• Used in liquid cell cultures to provide an environment suitable for proliferation by maintaining a constant temperature and mixing at specified angles through a shaking system.

• Separates liquid cultures and mixtures based on the principle of sedimentation according to particle size by rotating them at high speed.
• Has a capacity of 24 tubes of 1.5 or 2.0 ml.
• Maximum rotational speed is 14,800 rpm – 21,100 × g.
• During centrifugation, the device temperature can be optionally maintained between –9°C and +40°C.

• Separates liquid cultures and mixtures based on sedimentation according to particle size by rotating them at high speed.
• Thanks to its cooling system, it prevents heat generated during rotation from affecting the samples.
• Used for the separation of temperature-sensitive substances.
• With its rotor compatible with 50 ml and 15 ml conical tubes, it can operate at 5000 rpm or 4696 × g.

• Homogeneity is important for chemical solutions. It provides magnetic mixing of chemical liquids prepared in containers such as beakers and Erlenmeyer flasks at appropriate temperatures and speeds by creating a magnetic field.
• Two units are available in the laboratory.

• Used to mechanically break down solid components or to homogenize sediments within liquid mixtures.

• Allows plate-based, wide-bottom materials such as ELISA plates and liquid cell culture plates to be incubated at the desired temperature.