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The Fungaia Laminar Flow Hood

A powerful, portable sterile air filtration device

A flow hood for the people

The single most necessary piece of equipment for sterile culture work has never been so accessible. The Fungaia Laminar Flow Hood delivers a professional tool at a fraction of the size and cost.

• State-of-the-Art HEPA Filtration
  The filter is what counts most, so we don't settle for less than the best. Our filters are custom-made to our specifications and rated to a minimum 99.995% efficiency at 0.3 microns.
  
  
• Revolutionary Blower Design
  At the heart of the Fungaia flow hood is a compact, high-pressure centrifugal blower powered by advanced DC motor technology, harnessing the pressure and airflow only a centrifugal blower can deliver while maintaining an astonishingly compact footprint.
  
  The result: true laminar airflow from a flow hood small enough to fit on your desk.
  
  
• Optional: Fully Battery-Powered
  A groundbreaking innovation, we make portable, battery-powered laminar flow hoods. We build and install our own custom rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs using the finest battery technology available, which can run the flow hood for several hours on a single charge. The flow hood also comes with a plug-in power supply and can be recharged while in use.
  
  
• DIY or Buy
  Depending on your know-how and your budget, we offer simple, low-cost do-it-yourself kits as well as fully pre-assembled, tested custom units.
  
  
• Prefilter or Bust
  Unlike other cheap flow hoods, we ship all our units with a MERV 13 pre-filter, which vastly improves the filtration efficiency and lifespan of your flow hood.
  
  
• Customize
  Make your flow hood your own with optional add-ons like a clear acrylic wind guard, leather carrying handle and adjustable fan speed control.
  
  

Do-It-Yourself Kit

For those who enjoy saving a buck by building their own tools, we offer the Fungaia Flow Hood DIY Kit. The kit includes:

• HEPA filter
• blower
• laser-cut structural components
• wiring hardware
• prefilter
• power supply

Assembly is straightforward and can be completed in an afternoon. It requires only wood glue, tape and a screwdriver.

For those who enjoy finishing details, the housing can be sanded and finished to taste using stain, oil, varnish, or paint.

The result is a professional-grade laminar flow hood you built yourself — at significantly lower cost than a fully assembled unit.

Custom-built flow hoods

Leave the assembly, testing and finish work to us, and get a flow hood that's ready to go, right out of the box. Each custom flow hood is lovingly made by hand from laser-cut 5mm hardwood-veneer plywood and finished with raw linseed oil.

Especially suited for the classroom and home laboratory, this compact, efficient, affordable laminar flow hood is the perfect tool to take your cultivation and breeding work to a whole new level.

The Fungaia Laminar Flow Hood opens new horizons in biology, making the benefits of sterile culture technique more accessible than ever before. This compact, efficient, affordable flow hood design promises a revolution in our relationship with our living world.

We dream of a new generation of self-appointed scientists, globally connected and locally focused, equipped with the tools and knowledge to make new strides toward understanding, preserving and rejuvenating the Earth’s precious, vulnerable ecologies.

Specifications

Filter size: 12 × 12 inches
Filtration efficiency: 99.995% @ 0.3 μm
HEPA Filter life: 3-5 years Power: 24VDC centrifugal blower system
Airflow: 100+ CFM at end-of-life Battery life (if included): 4+ hours at full power
Housing material: 5mm hardwood-veneer plywood
Prefilter: MERV-13 included

What You're Paying For

Many products sold online as “flow hoods” use inexpensive fans and low-grade filters that do not produce true laminar airflow. The Fungaia Flow Hood uses:

• individually tested HEPA filters
• high-pressure centrifugal blowers
• proper prefiltration

The result is reliable sterile airflow suitable for real culture work.