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Class III Biological Safety Cabinet Characteristics



  • Gas-tight absolute containment enclosure

  • Offers product, personnel and environmental protection

  • Minimum air intake velocity through a glove port is 100 fpm (0.51 m/s), if the glove is cut or removed

  • Air must be exhausted to the outdoors

  • Integral equipment allows the safe introduction and removal of materials

  • Exhaust air is treated by double HEPA filtration or HEPA filtration and incineration

  • Operation in cabinet performed through rubber gloves

  • Operates under negative pressure of at least 0.5" w.g. (124 Pa)

  • Supply air is HEPA filtered

  • Must be connected to a double door autoclave and/or chemical dunk tanks to sterilize or disinfect all exiting materials



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Class III Biological Safety Cabinet