perform vacuum aspiration of a variety of liquids, including tissue culture media, supernatants, and chemical wastes. To use, simply insert a pipette tip, pasteur pipette, or serological pipette into the collection tube and plug into a 110/120v outlet. Built-in pump quickly and conveniently aspirates fluids. Whether working in a hood or at the bench, you will appreciate the speed, low noise level (76db at 1 meter) and minimal vibration of the pump, as well as the portable convenience whenever a house vacuum is absent or not working. features: self-contained system with 1.0 gallon bottle, tubing and vacuum pump is lightweight, compact and easy to use chemical and corrosion resistant polypropylene collection bottle features heavy wall construction and a safety release vent to prevent vacuum implosion ideal for fluid collection from tissue and/or cell culture, petri dishes, plates, flasks and tubes replaceable hydrophobic filter seals itself if it becomes wet protecting the pump motor from fluid contamination polypropylene pump housing doubles as a holder for the collection bottle