HOW IT WORKS - THE M.I.C.E.® SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
The M.I.C.E.®, OptiMICE®, ErgoMICE® and OptiRAT® Systems operate without the use of electrically powered blowers or motors. This reduces your facility's electrical consumption. Our systems connect directly to the animal room air exhaust. Since there are no blowers mounted on the rack, there is no heat, noise, or vibration induced in the cage, rack, or room. This reduces your building cooling costs and provides a lower stress environment for your animals.
1. Fresh or HEPA-filtered air (represented in blue
arrows) is supplied by your HVAC system to
the animal room.
2. This fresh air (blue arrows) is filtered again
as it is drawn into each cage on the rack
by controlled exhaust ventilation at the same
temperature and relative humidity settings
as the room.
3. Air is drawn through the inlet and exhaust filters
as it passes through each cage. The filtered
exhaust air (red arrows) then travels through
the rack plenum and out the room exhaust through
the vent hose in a controlled, low-velocity,
one-pass airflow. The cage air distribution
pattern is one-pass, low-velocity airflow
without re-entrainment or leakage. All ACS
systems achieve a total volume air change
within the cage providing good air quality
to the rodents. There are no drafts, turbulance
or high turnover of dry air within the cage,
providing a very stable micro-environment.
4. Both cage air and room air (represented in yellow)
exhaust directly to outside via building HVAC.
The M.I.C.E.®, OptiMICE®, ErgoMICE® and OptiRAT®
Systems protect animals and personnel and
provide a flexible, high-density standard
environmental and microbiological conditions,
and an optimal environment at cage and room
level. Animal Care Systems racks also provide
substantial operational savings.
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For additional detailed information, please see our
Technical Information
page,
or contact Rich VanDewater @ 720-283-0177.
