Homogenizers
Homogenisers are a piece of laboratory equipment for the homogenisation of various types of materials such as tissue, plant, food and soil. A substance is taken and it is made of uniform consistency. In pharmaceutical laboratories, this process is also called micronisation. Particles are reduced under high pressure, sheer, turbulence acceleration and impact; this technique is considered to be more stable and clinically effective. High pressure homogenisers work with a cylinder and may include an impact ring with which the suspension will collide. This high pressure technique acts as a mixer or blender and are often preferred to conventional stirrers, rotor-stator devices or colloid mills. Ultrasonic homogenisers use shear fore, high temperatures and pressures. The agitating grinder is an example of a mechanical homogeniser while more recent devices include the low-pressure rotary and sonic vibrators. Bead mills crush the material or sample down to small particles which means it is highly destructive and can only be done to larger samples. Scientists and researchers sometimes use homogenisers to create a single aggregate sample which is representative of an entire group and is useful for medical and genetic research. Tissue is homogenised and run through microarrays to determine normal and pathological tissues.
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Lab Unlimited UK
View company profileThe Carl Stuart Group was founded in 1984 by Stuart and Gillian Smith. From a small beginning our business has grown to encompass many services and products, covering different market sectors and geographical regions. The focus of our business, however, remains the same. We are a customer orientated company and strive to meet and exceed your expectations in everything we do.
As our portfolio grew we decided to present and promote our product and technical service offerings under distinct brands. The Laboratory instrumentation, consumables and technical & integration services are promoted under Lab Unlimited.
The Lab Unlimited product portfolio offers laboratory/analytical products from more than four hundred leading manufacturers. A substantial part of this offering is published on this very site. We also produce a printed catalogue that can be requested by emailing us.