Laminar flow hood or laminar airflow
cabinet by definition is a carefully enclosed bench or workstation designed to
help in the prevention of contamination of distinct things that are sensitive
to contamination such as biological samples, semiconductor wafers etc. This
decontamination is carried out by a HEPA filter which is placed inside the
hood. This filter draws air through it and blows filtered air out in a laminar
or smooth flow towards the user.
These laminar flow HEPA workstations are extensively
used...
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