The Erlab Class II Biological Safety Cabinet (MSC) is designed to provide triple protection: for the operator, the environment, and the samples handled. It is compliant with EN 12469:2000 and features high-performance HEPA H14 filtration technology (99.995% MPPS according to EN 1822-1:2019), preventing cross-contamination and ensuring clean air in the work area. The cabinet is engineered for simple, reliable, and ergonomic use, combining filtration efficiency, enhanced safety, and easy maintenance.
Key Features:
- High-efficiency filtration: Equipped with HEPA H14 filters (99.995% MPPS efficiency according to EN 1822-1:2019), ensuring purified air and no cross-contamination in the work chamber.
- Active safety and intuitive interface: Real-time monitoring via a clear, comprehensive touch screen. Features include airflow alarm, personalized settings, and built-in applications for total control.
- Easy cleaning: Removable work surface and tilting front window for full access to the retention tank, enabling quick, efficient maintenance and optimal decontamination.
- Everyday comfort and ergonomics: 10° inclined glass for a natural posture, optional armrests and footrests to reduce fatigue. Regulated airflow and LED lighting > 750 lux for optimal working conditions.
Performance:
- The work area is swept by a laminar airflow, ensuring clean air free from particles that could contaminate handled products.
- Dual ventilation for both supply and exhaust ensures a stable and constant air barrier, regardless of filter clogging.
- Air enters through the front window opening; all particles from the outside are drawn into the air barrier to avoid contaminating the handling.
- Laminar airflow speed: 0.40 m/s.
- About 30% of the airflow is directed to the exhaust filter and released into the laboratory; about 70% passes through the supply filter and is released into the handling chamber, creating a laminar flow (class 100 – ISO 5 airflow).
- Compliant with European standard EN 12469-2000.
Ergonomics:
- LED lighting strips provide uniform illumination over the entire work surface, with adjustable intensity via the touch screen.
Safety:
- Equipped with HEPA H14 filters for both supply and exhaust, dual EC-motor ventilation, and a powerful air barrier for a protected workspace.
- HEPA H14 filters meet current efficiency standards (99.995% MPPS according to EN1822-1) and create a class 3 ISO working environment.
- Air is blown into the work area through a HEPA H14 absolute filter at 0.40 m/s across the entire manipulation area, in accordance with ISO 14644 standard.
Custom Configuration:
- Erlab offers numerous options specifically adapted to the needs of each laboratory.
Additional Filtration Options:
- Additional HEPA filter: At the exhaust (for handling BK-type mycobacteria) or under the work surface for optimal biological protection. Possible connection to the building’s exhaust system.
- Additional activated carbon filter: At the exhaust (for handling chemical products in small quantities; note: this setup may cause recirculation of chemicals in the work area) or under the work surface (highly recommended for handling CMRs – Carcinogens, Mutagens, Reproductive toxins).
Applications:
- Absolute biological protection for the operator, the handling, and the environment against airborne contamination risks when handling class 2 and class 3 microorganisms and pathogens.
Technical Specifications / Characteristics:
- Compliance: EN 12469:2000
- Filtration: HEPA H14 (99.995% MPPS, EN 1822-1:2019)
- Laminar airflow speed: 0.40 m/s
- Lighting: LED, > 750 lux, adjustable
- Interface: Touch screen, real-time monitoring, alarms
- Construction: Removable work surface, tilting front window
- Options: Armrests, footrests, additional HEPA/activated carbon filters
- Dual EC-motor ventilation
- Class 100 – ISO 5 airflow
- Class 3 ISO working environment