Monthly Archives: June 2020

Sterlitech is offering 2 new space-saving, all-in-one vacuum suction systems from Lafil. 

The Lafil series suctions system is a line of unique integrated suction systems that combines a vacuum source with a suction kit.  Its compact design saves more bench space than other traditional ones. With a fence-like platform design, it can prevent a user from tipping over the suction bottle.

It’s known that air pollution is a contributing factor to a vast majority of respiratory health issues [1], so it’s not surprising that researchers are exploring the relationship between areas with high air pollution and the elevated health risks associated with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus.  For those already facing compromised health conditions, current environmental challenges coupled with the emergence of the virus adds a significant layer of risk [2]. 

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique that uses light scattering to show cross-sections of a 3D object (1). OCT has a resolution between 1 - 15 µm, which is about two orders of magnitude finer than traditional ultrasound (2). While this technique was originally developed for examining the human eye, OCT was quickly adapted to other areas of medicine and industry, including  powerful applications in membrane technology (2, 3).