Back حجرة أمان لاختبارات الحييات الدقيقة Arabic Cabina de bioseguretat Catalan Cabina de bioseguridad Spanish Poste de sécurité microbiologique French 安全キャビネット Japanese 생물안전작업대 Korean Biyogüvenlik kabini Turkish Бокси біологічної безпеки Ukrainian 生物安全櫃 Chinese
 A microbiologist performing influenza research within a biosafety cabinet | |
| Acronym | BSC |
|---|---|
| Other names | Biological safety cabinet, microbiological safety cabinet |
| Uses | Biocontainment |
| Related items | Laminar flow cabinet Fume hood Glove box |
A biosafety cabinet (BSC)—also called a biological safety cabinet or microbiological safety cabinet—is an enclosed, ventilated laboratory workspace for safely working with materials contaminated with (or potentially contaminated with) pathogens requiring a defined biosafety level. Several different types of BSC exist, differentiated by the degree of biocontainment they provide. BSCs first became commercially available in 1950.[1]
- ^ Wedum, A.G. (1969), "The Detrick experience as a guide to the probable efficacy of P4 microbiological containment facilities for studies on microbial recombinant DNA molecules"; J Am Biol Safety Assoc;1:7-25.