Biological Safety Cabinet

Biological Safety Cabinet

A Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC) is a ventilated, enclosed laboratory workspace designed to protect:

• Personnel (from hazardous biological agents).
• Product (from contamination), and
• Environment (from biohazard release).

during procedures involving infectious microorganisms, cell cultures, or biological samples.

BSCs are essential for biosafety in microbiology labs, clinical research, pharmaceuticals, biotech, IVF labs, and public health labs.

Purpose of a Biological Safety Cabinet:

• Maintain biosafety containment (especially with BSL-2, BSL-3 materials).
• Prevent cross-contamination of sensitive biological products.
• Protect users and the surrounding environment from aerosolized biohazards.