UV workstations

UV hood workstations (Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Levent Vorpahl)

The UV workstations are designed for clean operations providing protection against contamination. They are equipped with UV lamps to disinfect the working area by inactivating DNA fragments during exposure. An additional UV cleaner–recirculator provides constant decontamination inside the box during operation. Each UV work station is dedicated to a specific operation (Isolation of DNA, set-up of PCR).