MSR Laminar Air Flow Cabinets

Laminar air flow cabinets (also known as laminar clean bench, laminar flow hood, laminar air flow bench) provide an aseptic space to work with a product or specimen, without contaminating it with particulates such as microorganisms.

Air is drawn through a HEPA filter in the laminar flow equipment and blown in a smooth laminar flow towards the user. Hence the name, laminar flow hood (laminar clean bench, laminar air flow chamber, laminar hood etc).

Laminar flow cabinets are used in environments where sample protection is critical, as airflow is directed out of the cabinet. For user protection, where chemically hazardous or infectious materials are going to be used in the laminar flow equipment, a biological safety cabinet is required.

There are two different types of laminar flow cabinets, which is determined by their directional airflow properties:

Description:

• Vertical laminar airflow hoods
• Horizontal laminar airflow hoods