Medical Devices & Consumables
Incubator
In biology, an incubator is a device used to grow and maintain microbiological cultures or cell cultures. The incubator maintains optimal temperature, humidity and other conditions such as the carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen content of the atmosphere inside. Incubators are essential for a lot of experimental work in cell biology, microbiology and molecular biology and are used to culture both bacterial as well as eukaryotic cells.
- Types
- Carbon Dioxide Incubator · Biochemical Incubator · Electrothermal Incubator
- Applications
- Health and Epidemic Prevention, Drug Testing · Bacterial Culture · Plant Cultivation
5 editions22 December 2025