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Liquid Handling Articles

Titration with Alcoholic Potassium Hydroxide Solution

Alcoholic KOH can be a difficult titration medium due to extensive crystallization. Learn how the new BRAND Titrette substantially improves titrations with alcoholic KOH.


Equipment for Fast, Simple, Reliable and Accurate Titrations

Mr. Bopp addresses the two most desirable components of titrations: easy-to-operate, reliable equipment, and fast, accurate results.


Innovative Gel Mode for Electrophoresis Pipetting

Unique "gel mode" on BRAND Transferpette® electronic pipettes improves reliability of electrophoresis results and documents dispensed volume.


Dispensette® III Bottletop Dispenser Testimonials

Dispensette Customer Testimonials


Testimonials for the BRAND Transferpette electronic pipettes

Learn more about the ergonomic benefits of BRAND Transferpette electronic pipettes.


About TÜV Rheinland

Learn about TÜV Rheinland, the global network of independent certification services that have certified the ergonomic benefits of the Transferpette® pipettes.


Transferpette® electronic Pipette Testimonial

A text testimonial of the ergonomic benefits of the Transferpette® electronic pipette.


A Second Transferpette® Testimonial

A second testimonial detailing the ergonomic benefits of Transferpette® electronic pipettes.


Calibrating: Accuracy & Precision



Vacuum Articles

A Short Course in Lab Vacuum, Part 1: Vacuum Capacity

This article provides a brief introduction into the vacuum capacity considerations involved when selecting vacuum pumps or vacuum pump systems for most laboratory and industrial applications.


A Comparision of Small Two-Stage Rotary Vane Vacuum Pumps

A sheet describing the physical dimensions and performance characteristics of the VACUUBRAND RZ2.5 compared to popular belt- and direct-drive pumps.


A Short Course in Lab Vacuum, Part 2: Vacuum Control

Learn how selecting the right control for your vacuum pump or system can improve the performance of your vacuum pump and improve productivity and throughput.


Freeze Drying Vacuum Solutions

This article outlines the best BrandTech vacuum pumps for lyophilization and freeze drying applications.


The False Economy of Water Jet Aspirators

Learn about the costs and contamination that result from using waterjet aspirators to generate vacuum for your lab application.


Higher Flow Rates for Higher Productivity

Find out how maximizing your vacuum pump's flow rate at working vacuum can dramatically increase productivity and throughput.


Dual Application Vacuum Pumps from BrandTech Scientific

Need vacuum for two or more multiple applications? Learn about the wide range of dual application vacuum systems from VACUUBRAND and BrandTech Scientific


Vacuum Solutions for Filtration and SPE

A brief description of BrandTech's vacuum pumps for filtration and solid phase extraction.


Vacuum Oven Vacuum Solutions

A brief outline of BrandTech Scientific's vacuum pumps and vacuum pump systems for vacuum ovens.


Gel Dryer Vacuum Solutions

Learn how vacuum pumps and vacuum pump systems from BrandTech Scientific can help improve results and productivity in a wide range of applications involving gel dryers.


Rotary Evaporation Vacuum Pump Solutions

BrandTech Scientific vacuum pumps and vacuum pump systems can dramatically improve the performance of most rotary evaporators. Read this article to read more and discover the best pump or pump system for your rotary evaporation application.


Centrifugal Concentration Vacuum Pump Solutions

This article outlines the wide range of BrandTech vacuum pump solutions for centrifugal concentration applications.



Spectrophotometry Articles

BRAND UV-Cuvette Product Testimonial


Plastics Articles

PFA Trace Analysis Labware

This article outlines the benefits of VITLAB PFA trace analysis labware from BrandTech Scientific. Excellent for ICP-MS, production and storage of trace analysis standards, isotope separations, and more, VITLAB PFA trace analysis labware is highly resistant to heat and chemical contamination and features surface properties that greatly simplify cleaning.


Microplate Articles



IgA Adsorption Capacity of BRAND immunoGrade Microplates

Learn the effectiveness of BRANDplates high binding immunoGrade surface using a direct antibody binding assay.


Minimizing Loss of Transfected Cells with BRANDplates cellGrade plus Microplates

Learn the effectiveness of BRANDplates cellGrade plus surface for cell retention during a transfection protocol with stringent washing steps.


Selecting the Optimal Cell Culture Microplate for High Throughput Applications

Learn the key considerations for selecting the correct plasticware for high throughput 2D and 3D cell culture applications.


Reconstruction of Human Epidermis using BRANDplates Insert System

Learn the key steps for reconstruction of human epidermal equivalents, plus learn tips for the handling of the BRANDplates Insert System.


Reconstruction of Full Thickness Skin Equivalents using BRANDplates Insert System

Learn the key steps for reconstruction of full thickness skin equivalents, plus learn tips for the handling of the BRANDplates Insert System.


High yields of transfected cells with BRANDplates cellGrade premium surface

Learn how BRANDplates cell culture surface can improve cell adhesion performance after transfection.


Formation of spheroids and suppression of adhesion by adherent growing cells in inertGrade microplates

Learn how inertGrade surfaces suppress adhesion and allows for spheroid formation in a variety of adherent cell lines.


BRANDplates inertGrade surface supports neurosphere formation and maintenance

Learn how inertGrade hydrogel derived surface inhibits murine neural stem cell attachment to support neurosphere formation and prevents differentiation.


Validating non-adherence of human mesenchymal stem cells on BRAND inertGrade 96-well plates can optimize the procedure of testing bone graft substitutes in vitro

Learn how inertGrade surface can simplify assays for testing of cellular parameters of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) growing on bone graft substitutes and/or other biomaterials.