The Q-Box RP2LP- High Range Respiration Package can be used to study metabolic rates via CO2 and O2 exchange in mammals,  and other animals with higher metabolic rates.

Cost and animal welfare concerns are two of the greatest impediments to teaching animal physiology effectively. To address these concerns, Qubit Systems has developed inexpensive but extremely accurate sensors and equipment for non-invasive, real-time monitoring of animal gas exchange. Qubit Systems’ gas exchange technology is inexpensive enough for your teaching laboratory, yet it has the sensitivity and accuracy required for many research applications.  Now this package comes in a rugged weather proof case as other Q-Box packages and with the addition of the A248 Battery Pack and Charger it can be used in the field.

The Q-Box RP2LP High Ranges Respiration Package includes:

• Q-P651 Gas Pump(4LPM no load)
• Q-G265 Flow Monitor (2LPM)
• Q-S102 Oxygen Analyzer (0-100%)
• Q-S153 CO2 Analyzer (0-10%) (Includes CO2 and H2O scrubbers)
• G114 Animal Chamber (8.5×12.5 cm )
• G119 Animal Chamber Accessories Kit
• G122 Large Gas Bags
• S132 Temperature Probe
• G127 T-Piece Assembly
• F250 Flow Meter
• C610 LabQuest Minisdata acquisition system (6 channels)
• C901 Logger Pro Software
• C404 Customized Setup files
• weather proof case houses all of the sensors and analyzers
• Q-Box Accessory kit
• Manual
• A248 Battery Pack and Charger(Optional)

The Q-Box RP2LP Package provides you with all of the materials required to measure the respiration of small animals using an open-flow gas exchange system. The percentage of CO2 and O2 in the air that will be supplied to the animal chamber or flask is determined using the infrared CO2 gas analyzer (Q-S153) and the O2 Analyzer (Q-S102). The air supply is then pumped at a known flow rate through the chamber containing the animal. The percentage of CO2 and O2 in the outflow air is determined .  The software provides calculation page for respiration rate deterinations from the percentage change in O2 and CO2 and the flow rate.

Software: Sample Data with a hamster:

The Q-Box RP2LP High Range Respiration Package can also be used to investigate metabolic responses of organisms to exercise, to different diets, to the administration of pharmaceuticals or to various concentrations of O2 and CO2 in the air supplied to the chamber or flask. (Gas mixtures can be supplied via a gas bag or, for longer term experiments like hibernation studies, from a tank via a regulator.)

Q-Box RP2LP software provides calculation templates for VCO2 only with RQ assumptions, and VCO2 and VO2 determinations in an open flow system.

Software: Calculation Page

If you have the Q-Box RP2LP High Range Respiration Package, you can assemble a complete Q-Box HR1LP Human Respirometry Package by purchasing the Breath Collection Valve Assembly, Spirometer, Face Mask and the Wireless Exercise Heart Rate Monitor.