Biotechnology Research
The clinical diagnostic instrumentation market consists of laboratory instruments that perform tests on human blood and other body fluids. Instruments are used in hospitals, clinics, commercial laboratories and alternate test sites. The market is divided into two major segments biotechnology and clinical laboratory diagnostic equipment. Biotechnology equipment is a class of equipment or devices concerned with the extraction, replication, amplification and sequencing of DNA from genes.
Most biotechnology and clinical applications require an operating temperature at or near body temperature 37°C (98.6°F) where incubation and transfer of fluids is required as part of the process. Watlow understands how important temperature uniformity and accuracy are to the effectiveness of this equipment. Increasing the throughput (tests per hour), decreasing of size and pushing down costs have driven tighter requirements for temperature accuracy and repeatability.
To meet the changing technology requirements, Watlow has developed high precision heater solutions such as flexible, cartridge, thick film and cable. Plus, Watlow's controller solutions are based completely on modular designs concepts. Watlow's design teams work closely with you to develop thermal assemblies while reducing design times, costs and offering logistics support for the final product.
Watlow provides thermal solutions for biotechnology and clinical diagnostic equipment such as:
- Blood gas analyzers
- Clinical chemistry analyzers
- Coagulation analyzers
- Genetic analyzers
- Hematology analyzers
- Hybridization ovens
- Immunoassay analyzers
- Integrated systems analyzers
- In-vitro diagnostics (IVD)
- Lab-on-a-chip thermal systems
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Thermal cyclers
Featured Articles
Watlow is regularly featured in popular industry trade publications. Below is a selection of recent articles or product features about Watlow. Please click on a link below to view each story.
| Publication | Title |
|---|---|
| Medical Design News | "Don't Let Bad Heaters Scrap a Good Design" (June 2005) |
| Medical Design News | "Syringe Heater Makes Solutions More Effective" (December 2004) |
| Medical Design Technology | "Six Steps to Customizing a Temperature Controller" (July 2005) |
Related Literature, News and Downloads
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| Related News Releases and Newsletters | Date |
|---|---|
| Watlow's Custom Control Electronics Offer OEMs Innovative Thermal Solutions | 09-Jun-2009 |
| Introducing Enhancements to Watlow's Polyimide Flexible Heaters for Medical ... | 09-Jun-2009 |
| Watlow's Miniature Heated Tubing Flexes, Bends and Heats Efficiently | 09-Jun-2009 |
| Watlow Introduces ULTRAMIC® 600, an Advanced Ceramic Heater with Low Leakage ... | 09-Jun-2009 |
| Watlow Introduces ULTRAMIC® 600 Advanced Ceramic Heater with an Exceptionally ... | 17-Jul-2007 |
| Watlow Opens a Semiconductor Technology Design Center | 12-Jul-2007 |
| Watlow Products Addressing Miniaturization in Medical Markets | 12-Jun-2007 |
| Watlow's Miniature 1/8-Inch FIREROD® Cartridge Heater Provides Maximum ... | 24-Jan-2006 |
| Watts Current - Volume Twenty-Seven, First Quarter, 2002 | 21-Mar-2002 |
| Watts Current - Volume Twenty-Five, Second Quarter, 2001 | 26-Jun-2001 |
| Watts Current - Volume Twenty-Two, Second Quarter, 2000 | 01-Apr-2000 |
| Watts Current - Volume Seventeen, Fourth Quarter 1998 | 02-Oct-1998 |
| Related Technical Documents | Size/Pages |
|---|---|
| Peltier control example with SSRs using EZ-ZONE PM | 37K / 3 (PDF) |
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