General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC/PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

8.3 cm

Width

8.3 cm

Height

21.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Research

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

QA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY 1970'S & 1980'S

Canada

DEVELOPED, PATENTED & MANUFACTURED IN CANADA

Function

USED TO FACILITATE THE ENUMERATION OF MICROORGANICS. IT IS USED FOR QUALITY CONTROL IN THE FOOD PROCESSING AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES. IT IS ALSO USEFUL IN MONITORING WATER PURITY AND IN MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Technical

THIS FILTRATION UNIT IS BETTER DESIGNED TO FACILITATE AUTOMATED COUNTING OF MICROORGANISMS BY OPTOELECTRONIC MEANS THAN EARLIER FILTERS. IT USES A MINIMAL NUMBER OF DILUTIONS TO PROVIDE A SUITABLE DENSITY OF COLONIES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MOLDED IN BASE: 'QA LABORATORIES LIMITED/ PATENT PENDING/ MADE IN CANADA'/ LABEL AFFIXED TO OBJECT: 'CASE 5605 FILTER GRID FOR COUNTING/ MICRO-ORGANISMS/ The Iso-grid TM is used for quality/ control in the food processing and/ pharmaceutical industries. It is also/ useful in monitoring water purity and/ in microbiological research.'/ PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'QA/ Entonnoir/ Filtrant/ iso-grid TM/ Filtration/ Unit/ QA Laboratories Limited/ 135 The West Mall/ Unit 2/ Toronto, Ontario/ M9C1C2/ (416) 622-6705'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BEIGE COLOURED BODY WITH A BLACK STOPPER/ BOX - WHITE WITH BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

N/A