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ADC An analog-to-digital converter (abbreviated ADC, A/D or A to D) is an electronic integrated circuit, which converts continuous signals to discrete digital numbers. The reverse operation is performed by a digital-to-analog converter (DAC).
Blood-borne diseases infectious diseases which can be transmitted by exposure to infected blood. Some of these types of diseases are HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C, cytomegalovirus, Syphilis, etc. These are infectious, not inherited diseases. StemTech Labs checks all donated blood and tissues for blood borne illnesses at a US lab.
Cell Culture Growing the cells in an artificial environment, to allow them to multiply and increase their numbers.
Centrifuge A device which spins at a high rate of speed, causing centrifugal force to be exerted on objects placed in it. A centrifuge is often used to separate stem cell-containing layers from other cells.
FDA Food and Drug Administration, a federal agency of the United States government. Charged with protecting the public from adulterated food and dangerous drugs, this agency has transmogrified into a front for the big pharmaceutical corporations. Through a “revolving door” system, FDA researchers and lawyers tend to leave the agency for better paying jobs in industry. Rather than protect the public against dangerous drugs, FDA employees approve drugs whenever possible, thus preserving their chances at a more lucrative job with industry. They also have restricted use of natural, unpatentable therapies, in favor of synthetic, patentable therapies profitable to Big Pharma.
Flow Cytometry Counting and measurement of cells as they flow past a laser light. The amount and direction of reflection of light from a laser, and the activation of fluorescent dyes tagging the cell, are detected as the cell moves by in a stream of fluid. This is the primary means of identifying, characterizing, and counting different cell types.
Fluorescent Marking Marking the specific proteins on the outside of a cell with antibodies tagged with a fluorescent dye. This dye will glow in a characteristic color when exposed to ultraviolet light, causing the marked protein to show up as a colored spot. Fluorescent marking is one of the common tools used in characterization of cells.
MESF Mean Equivalent Soluble Fluorescence
Silastic is a trademark registered in 1948 by Dow Corning Corporation[1] for flexible, inert silicone elastomer. Today, the Silastic trademark refers to silicone elastomers, silicone tubing and some cross-linked polydimethylsiloxane materials manufactured by Dow Corning, the owner of the global trademark.
SIP Sample Injection probe Stainless steel probe between the test tube to the laser intercept. The is the probe which you place into the test tube during sample acquisition.