Instruments and Workflows

Cell Culture

cells

Cell culture is one of the major tools used in cellular and molecular biology, providing excellent model systems for studying the effects of drugs, nanoparticles and toxic compounds on cells.

The MWAC Cell culture Facility houses 3 Biosafety cabinets and 1 cytotoxic hood.

Please email CCFAdmin@unsw.edu.au for training and access

 

The SEB Cell culture facility is equipped with

3x Class II Biosafety Cabinets 

1x Cytotoxic Hood

Liquid nitrogen storage for cells

Equipment type 

Description

Mammalian cell incubator 

2 x Eppendorf Cell Expert C170i for the purpose of mammalian cell culture (170 L capacity). 

Centrifuge 

1 x Eppendorf 5424 with swinging bucket rotor 

 

1 x Eppendorf 5804 (refrigerated) 

Vortex mixer 

M-SI-100 

Water bath 

NBCT7 (16 L capacity) 

Light microscope 

Leica DM IL (inverted) with ProgRes CFscan 

Biosafety cabinet 

Gelaire Laminar flow cytotoxic drug safety cabinet with Vacusafe system 

 

Nuaire Labgard ES Class II Biosafety Cabinet with Vacusafe system 

Plate reader

CLARIOstar Plus (absorbance, fluorescence, and luminescence)