The Lab Toolbox.
Small tools every bench needs, listed by category. Track a plate, scale a master mix, plan a dilution series, seed your cells, load a Western, print a sheet of cryo labels, check a poster before it goes to print.
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REQUEST A TOOL →SECTION 01 — PLATESTracking & layout
SECTION 02 — CALCULATORSMixes, dilutions, molarity
- Master Mix Scale a reaction mix for any number of samples, with overage built in. ENTER → SCALE → PRINT IN PROGRESS
- Dilution Solve for whichever value is missing: concentration or volume, stock or final. ENTER → SOLVE → PIPETTE IN PROGRESS
- Molarity Move between mass, volume and concentration in any unit. ENTER → CONVERT → WEIGH IN PROGRESS
- Serial Dilution Plan a 2-fold, 10-fold or any-fold series: diluent and transfer for every tube. SET → PLAN → PIPETTE IN PROGRESS
SECTION 03 — CONVERTERSUnits & spin speeds
SECTION 04 — LABELSTubes, vials & boxes
SECTION 05 — CELLS & PROTEINCounting, seeding & loading
SECTION 06 — PRINTPosters & print shops
SECTION 07 — CYTOMETRYPanels, spectra & spillover
GOOD TO KNOW
- Free to use, no subscription. Open the page and get to work.
- Works on an iPad at the bench, as well as on a laptop or phone.
- For grad students, technicians, postdocs and lab managers.
- These tools track and calculate. They can't see what's in the well, so follow your own protocol.
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