STIMS Buffer

A buffer solution refers to a concoction that consists of a mix of a weak acid and a conjugate base whose main characteristic is the limited changes when exposed to moderate amounts of strong acids or bases. Since they are responsible for ensuring the adequate functioning of the cellular system by resisting rapid changes in the pH, these buffers are essential to life.

In the eventuality that you are working on a project that entails using pH buffers, then you need to create recipes where you can control the acidity level to the very detail. STIMS Buffer is an application designed to help you combine biological buffers into a single project that you can save to test later or print and hand out, when you reach the desired pH levels.

The program comes with a clean and organized interface and should not pose any issues for first-time users. While in the left panel, you can create projects, add a short description and specify the buffers used, in the right pane you can alter the parameters for the concentration, volume, pH and temperature of usage. The Ionic strength of the weak acid does not modify.

The tool also includes an information section that allows you to add a description for the buffers used as well as your personal lab notes.

It is necessary to mention that you can create a recipe by adding the buffers included by default. Although the application is designed to include the pKa of the acids used, you should keep in mind that you have to set the parameters yourself.

It would have been nice if the app offered some suggestions in this sense. It would have been useful if the utility enabled you to add other acids, a feature that could be quite helpful in the research field.

If you are looking for an application that enables you to record and save your reports on obtaining solutions with different acidity levels in a seamless way, then perhaps STIMS Buffer could lend you a hand.