How to use a Shaker 

This video explains about the principle of a shaker, components, operation of a shaker and their applications in the laboratory. Shaker is an common laboratory equipment used for shaking microlitre plates, tubes, bottles and flasks.Shaker may work on any one type of this motion:Orbital motion,Reciprocating motion and Gyratory motion.Shaker consists of two main components 1)Control electronics 2)Eccentric mechanism.There are several types of shakers available namely Orbital shaker,Thermoshaker,Reciprocating shaker,Gyratory shaker,CO2 incubator shaker.The common applications of shakers are cell cultures,extraction procedures,general mixing,staining and destaining of gels,hybridization studies and Solubility studies