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In the Laboratory
The Microscale Laboratory
A Low-Cost and Timesaving Microscale Heater
Erik Joling, Martin J. Goedhart, and Bregje van den Berg
Microscale Chemistry Center, AMSTEL Institute, Universiteit van Amsterdam, NL-1098 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Trienke M. van der Spek
Museum Boerhaave, NL-2312 WC Leiden, The Netherlands

Cover
September 2002
Vol. 79 No. 9
p. 1109
Abstract
A low-cost, fast-acting electric heater has been designed to replace expensive hot-plates used in microscale chemistry laboratory. It is a soldering iron with its tip replaced by an aluminum block with a drilled hole. This simple heater works surprisingly well.
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*  Citation
 Joling, Erik; Goedhart, Martin J.; van den Berg, Bregje; van der Spek, Trienke M. J. Chem. Educ. 2002 79 1109.
*  Keywords
 Introductory / High School Chemistry; Laboratory Equipment / Apparatus; Microscale
*  History
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Last Updated:		 August 12, 2002
March 16, 2005
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