# 100 Laboratory Equipment Names and Uses > Laboratory equipment is the different tools, instruments and devices used in a laboratory for doing experiments and research work. It is used to measure... Canonical URL: https://biologynotesonline.com/100-laboratory-equipment-names-and-uses/ Author: Sourav Pan Last updated: April 23, 2026 ![100 Laboratory Equipment Names and Uses](https://biologynotesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/100-Laboratory-equipment-names-and-uses.png) Laboratory equipment is the different tools, instruments and devices used in a laboratory for doing experiments and research work. It is used to measure, observe and handle samples, chemicals and biological specimens in a proper way. It includes measuring instruments, heating and cooling devices, glassware and plasticware, sterilization equipment, microscopes, separation devices, safety equipment and storage items. ![100 Laboratory equipment names and uses](https://biologynotesonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/100-Laboratory-equipment-names-and-uses.png)Laboratory equipment names and uses ## List of 100 Laboratory equipment names and uses - Autoclave. is used to sterilize media, glassware and instruments by high pressure steam. - Incubator. is used to provide controlled temperature for microbial growth. - Laminar flow hood. is used to provide sterile work area by filtered air flow. - Biological safety cabinet. is used to handle infectious samples safely in controlled airflow. - Fume hood. is used to remove hazardous fumes and vapours during chemical work. - Microscope. is used to observe cells and microorganisms. - Inverted microscope. is used to observe living cells from below in culture plates. - Fluorescence microscope. is used to visualize fluorescent stained samples. - Slide. is used to hold specimen for microscopic examination. - Cover slip. is used to cover the specimen and improve image clarity. - Petri dish. is used for culturing microorganisms on agar medium. - Agar plate. is used to grow and isolate microbes on solid media. - Culture tube. is used to grow microorganisms in broth or slant media. - Dilution tube. is used to prepare serial dilutions of samples. - Swab. is used to collect sample from surface or body site. - Inoculating loop. is used to transfer and streak microorganisms on media. - Bacteriological loop. is used for streaking and transferring bacterial culture. - Inoculating needle. is used for stab inoculation and deep inoculation. - Heat streaker. is used for streaking microbial cultures on agar plates. - Microbial colony counter. is used to count colonies grown on agar plates. - Bunsen burner. is used to produce flame for heating and tool sterilization. - Gas burner. is used as alternative flame source for sterilization and heating. - Hot plate. is used for controlled heating of solutions and samples. - Heating mantle. is used for heating round bottom flasks uniformly. - Water bath. is used to maintain samples at a specific temperature. - Heat block. is used to heat tubes at fixed temperature. - Dry bath. is used to provide dry heating for tubes and vials. - Drying oven. is used to dry glassware and sometimes for dry heat sterilization. - UV sterilizer. is used to sterilize surfaces by ultraviolet light. - Sterilizer. is used to sterilize equipment by approved method similar to autoclave. - Autoclave tape. is used as indicator to show sterilization condition exposure. - Autoclave bags. is used to sterilize and dispose contaminated waste. - Biohazard waste container. is used to discard hazardous biological waste safely. - Sterile pipette tips. is used to prevent contamination during pipetting. - Cryopreservation vial. is used to store microorganisms at very low temperature. - Refrigerator. is used to store reagents and samples at low temperature. - Freezer. is used to store samples at very low temperature. - Liquid nitrogen tank. is used to store biological samples at ultra low temperature. - Microbial culture storage. is used for long term storage of cultures. - Incubator chamber. is used to maintain temperature control space for incubation. - Incubator shaker. is used to grow cultures with shaking and temperature control. - Shaker incubator. is used to combine shaking with incubation for flask culture. - Shaker. is used to provide agitation to samples or culture media. - Shaker table. is used for horizontal shaking for mixing. - Vortex mixer. is used to mix samples quickly in tubes. - Centrifuge. is used to separate sample components by density. - Microcentrifuge. is used for spinning microtubes at high speed. - Centrifuge tube. is used to hold sample during centrifugation. - Microcentrifuge tube. is used for small volume sample in microcentrifuge. - Sample homogenizer. is used to break sample and make uniform mixture. - Homogenizer. is used to disrupt tissue or cells into smaller particles. - Bead mill. is used for cell disruption and homogenization by beads. - Ultrasonic cleaner. is used to clean tools and glassware by ultrasonic waves. - Vacuum pump. is used to create vacuum for filtration and concentration. - Syringe filter. is used to filter sample and remove particulates. - Separation funnel. is used to separate liquids based on density difference. - Glassware (beaker). is used to hold and mix solutions. - Glassware (flask). is used to prepare media and carry out reactions. - Analytical balance. is used to measure accurate weight of chemicals. - Digital thermometer. is used to measure temperature in lab work. - pH meter. is used to measure acidity and alkalinity of solution. - Water distiller. is used to produce purified water for lab use. - Water purification system. is used to produce high quality water. - Deionizer. is used to remove ions from water to avoid contamination. - Media preparation unit. is used to prepare and sterilize culture media. - Pipette. is used to measure and transfer small volume of liquid. - Micropipette. is used to transfer very small accurate volumes. - Cell counter. is used to count cells or microorganisms in a sample. - Bacterial count chamber. is used to count bacteria under microscope. - Densitometer. is used to measure density or concentration of cells/colonies. - Spectrophotometer. is used to measure concentration by absorbance of light. - Spectrofluorometer. is used to measure fluorescence from samples. - Spectroscopic plate reader. is used to measure absorbance/fluorescence in microplates. - Spectral scattering system. is used to estimate microorganism concentration by light scattering. - Bacterial growth monitor. is used to measure and record growth in real time. - PCR machine (Thermocycler). is used to amplify DNA by PCR. - Thermal cycler. is used for temperature cycling in PCR process. - Nucleic acid extractor. is used to extract nucleic acids automatically. - Electrophoresis equipment. is used to separate nucleic acids or proteins by size and charge. - Gel electrophoresis apparatus. is used to run gel for nucleic acid/protein separation. - Agarose gel. is used as matrix for electrophoresis of nucleic acids. - Chromatography column. is used to separate compounds using stationary phase. - Gas chromatograph. is used to analyze chemical components in sample. - Protein analyzer. is used to measure protein concentration in samples. - Cell viability assay kit. is used to measure number of viable cells. - Contamination monitoring equipment. is used to detect contamination in sterile area. - Environmental monitoring system. is used to monitor and control lab environmental conditions. - Air sampler. is used to collect airborne microorganisms for analysis. - Sterile enclosure. is used to maintain sterility during processing. - Cell culture hood. is used to do cell culture work in sterile airflow. - Incubator with CO2 control. is used to maintain CO2 for cell culture. - Incubator with humidity control. is used to maintain humidity for growth. - Microbial growth chamber. is used to maintain optimum conditions for microbial growth. - Microbiological incubator. is used for controlled temperature microbial growth. - Cryostat. is used to cut thin sections of sample for microscopy. - Microtome. is used to cut very thin slices for microscopic study. - Bacterial colony picker. is used to pick colonies in an automated way. - Chemical dispensing system. is used to dispense reagents accurately. - Microbial biofilm analyzer. is used to measure and analyze microbial biofilms. - Fume hood ducts. is used to channel hazardous fumes out from hood.