Haemoglobinometer; 1900s; 1197
Haemoglobinometer
About this objectAlso known as a Sahli, after its inventor, this piece of equipment was used to test haemoglobin, or Hb, which carries oxygen around the body. A small amount of blood (from a pin-prick on the finger) was drawn up in the curved pipette, then moved by dropper into a tube holding 10ml of dilute hydrochloric acid. While water was added slowly it was carefully stirred with the glass rod, until a standard colour (in the window on the left) appeared. The level of Hb was found by measuring the amount of water used: high Hb needed more water to meet the standard, but low Hb (indicating anaemia) needed less
Date Made1900s
Place Made Medium and Materialsglass, metal
Named CollectionGeneral Medical Collection
Object Type Object number1197
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i would like to know the applications of haemoglobinometer in life sciences.
I would like to know the uses and applications of the hemoglobinometer in applied and life sciences laboratory.
could you please send me uses and application of haemoglobinometer
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