Enhance Cell Culture Incubation with Active Airflow Technology

In the world of biology research, particularly in cell culture incubation, precision and control are critical. Providing a controlled, healthy environment for cell growth in a CO₂ incubator requires uniform conditions throughout the incubator and rapid recovery of temperature, atmospheric gases, and humidity after each door opening.

The Thermo Scientific™ Heracell™ VIOS™ CO₂ Incubator with active airflow technology was designed to meet these challenges. A key feature of this design is the unique active airflow system, which helps ensure a homogenous environment so that cells spend maximum time at their ideal environment and experience the same conditions regardless of vessel location int the chamber. This translates to low stress responses and quality replicates for important experiments.

In the absence of a fan, such as when gravity convection is employed, cells in different areas of a CO₂ incubator could experience varying conditions, including slow or inconsistent recovery rates and different conditions at the top than at the bottom of the chamber. Such varied environments can compromise research results.

The fan-assisted circulation systems in Thermo Scientific CO₂ incubators helps ensure a homogeneous environment throughout the growth chamber, which is essential for controlled scientific research and reliable, reproducible results. Get a closer look at how this works by watching the THRIVE active airflow video.

To gain a comprehensive understanding of Thermo Scientific active airflow technology and learn how recovery rates inside the Heracell VIOS CO₂ Incubator compares to commonly available incubators with fan-less designs, we invite you to read the Smart Note: Why is a circulating fan essential to superior growth conditions in a CO₂ cell culture incubator?

If you are already confident that you want your next CO₂ incubator to include active airflow technology, explore models of CO₂ incubators and their options.

Read our Smart Note here.