CO2 incubator MCO-233AICUVHX-PE

for live cellsfor cell culturesfor tissue culture

Overview
The PHCbi MCO-233AICUVHX-PE CO₂ incubator provides a stable, controllable environment for sensitive cell cultures. It integrates an Active Humidification System to maintain approximately 95% RH and supports rapid recovery after door openings while incorporating multiple contamination-control technologies for reproducible results in biomedical laboratories.

Active humidification for stable culture conditions
The Active Humidification System combines heater-assisted vapor generation with natural evaporation to maintain humidity at 95% ±5%. This approach accelerates humidity recovery after door openings and reduces medium evaporation, minimizing edge effects in applications such as organoid culture, stem cell work and low-volume assays.

Flexible humidity control modes

• Active Humidity Mode — maintains 80–90% RH using heater-assisted evaporation without water in the humidifying tray to reduce condensation when analytical devices are used inside the chamber.
• High Humidity Mode — combines active humidification with natural evaporation from the tray to achieve ≥90% RH for applications requiring maximum humidity.

Advanced contamination prevention
The incubator integrates multiple contamination-control features to protect cultures and simplify laboratory workflows:

• inCu-saFe interior — copper-enriched stainless steel interior for continuous antimicrobial effect.
• SafeCell UV-LED — continuous UV-LED air and water decontamination without affecting cultures.
• Rapid H₂O₂ decontamination — vaporized hydrogen peroxide combined with UV-LED for chamber sterilization in under three hours.

Precise environmental control
The Direct Heat & Air Jacket (DHA) system ensures uniform temperature distribution and rapid recovery. Dual IR CO₂ sensors with PID control provide accurate CO₂ regulation and fast stabilization without overshoot. User interface and monitoring are provided via a WVGA full-color 7-inch LCD touchscreen.

Designed for advanced cell culture applications
With a 230 L working volume, advanced humidity control and integrated contamination protection, the MCO-233AICUVHX-PE is suited to cell culture research, organoid and stem cell studies, and high-throughput screening in biomedical settings.

Included product photos
Images typically show exterior, interior with inCu-saFe, 7-inch touchscreen, control panel details, humidification tank and shelf layout.

Characteristics / technical specifications

• Model: MCO-233AICUVHX-PE
• Brand: PHCbi
• Effective volume: 230 litres
• External dimensions (W × D × H): 850 × 730 × 905 mm
• Internal dimensions (W × D × H): 643 × 523 × 700 mm
• Net weight (approx.): 230 kg
• Temperature control range: Ambient +5°C to max. 50°C (note: for 37°C setpoint ambient must be ≤32°C)
• Temperature uniformity: ±0.25 °C (ambient 23°C, set 37°C, no load)
• CO₂ control range & fluctuation: 0–20%, ±0.15% (no RH)
• Humidity level & fluctuation: 95% RH ±5%
• Temperature control method: PID
• CO₂ sensor / control: Dual IR CO₂ sensor, PID control
• Display / interface: WVGA full-color LCD touchscreen (7-inch)
• Interior material: Stainless steel copper-enriched alloy (inCu-saFe)
• Exterior material: Painted steel
• Insulation: Expandable polyacrylonitrile/styrene beads
• Heating method: DHA (heater jacket + air jacket)
• Humidification method: 1) Heater-type forced evaporation for ~80–90% RH; 2) Heater forced evaporation + humidifying tray natural evaporation for ≥90% RH
• Sterilisation method: Internal H₂O₂ decontamination combined with UV-LED
• Outer door: 1 (field-reversible) with inner tempered glass door (1)
• Electric door lock with password: Standard
• Shelves: 4 × stainless steel copper-enriched alloy shelves; shelf dims 620 × 450 × 12 mm; max load per shelf 7 kg
• Access port: 1 at back, top left; diameter Ø 30 mm
• Alarms: power failure, temperature deviation, high temperature, CO₂ deviation, door open (visual / buzzer / record types)
• Power supply: 220–240 V, 50/60 Hz
• Noise level (nominal): approx. 25 dB (A)
• Options available: trays, half tray, CO₂ gas automatic switch, gas pressure regulator, H₂O₂ generator and reagent, current transducer, roller base, double-stacking plate/bracket, communication boards (Modbus, RS-232C/RS-485), 4–20 mA interface board