wet lab
Hands-on research facility
A wet lab is a laboratory equipped for experiments involving liquids, chemicals, biological materials, or other physical substances—as opposed to a dry lab, which focuses on computational or theoretical work.
The term emphasizes hands-on research: She spent years in the wet lab before moving into data analysis.
Common in biology, chemistry, and medical research settings.
Graduated liquid transfer tube
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- fume hoodVentilated enclosure for toxic vapors
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- autoclavePressurized steam sterilization chamber
microscope · spectrophotometer · bioreactor · petri dish · beaker · test tube · pH meter · glassware
Dangerous living organism risk
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- fume hoodVentilated enclosure for toxic vapors
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
decontamination · chemical storage · MSDS · spill kit · eyewash station · PPE · ventilation · waste disposal
Laboratory technique for growing tissue
- pipettingMeasured liquid transfer
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- electrophoresisField-driven particle separation
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
centrifugation · sterilization · assay · PCR · cloning · transfection · plating · inoculation
pipette
Graduated liquid transfer tube
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- fume hoodVentilated enclosure for toxic vapors
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
autoclave · microscope · spectrophotometer · bioreactor · petri dish · beaker · test tube · pH meter · glassware · flasks
biohazard
Dangerous living organism risk
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- fume hoodVentilated enclosure for toxic vapors
goggles · decontamination · chemical storage · MSDS · spill kit · eyewash station · PPE · ventilation · waste disposal · containment
cell culture
Laboratory technique for growing tissue
- pipettingMeasured liquid transfer
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- electrophoresisField-driven particle separation
chromatography · centrifugation · sterilization · assay · PCR · cloning · transfection · plating · inoculation · staining
- Laboratoriesflasks, beakers, pipettes, fume hoods, test tubes
- lab spacesprep room, clean room, cleanroom, fume hood, cold room
- research facilitiesresearch center, research institute, research park, research institutes, field station
- Film Processingdarkroom, developer, fixer, emulsion, negatives
- surgical trainingsurgical residency, simulation training, suturing, knot tying, residency programs
- underwater facilitiessubmarine base, underwater habitat, research station, underwater tunnel, underwater museum
wet labcomputer lab
Shared workspace with workstations
informatics · theoretical physics · mathematical modeling · field work · library research