A combination of mixing and incubating the liquids at the same time is termed as an incubator shaker. It is one of the four shakers which is ideal for heating, cooling, shaking, and homogenizing liquid matter with uniform temperature distribution. Cell Cultures are generally prepared in incubator shakers, also known as Thermal Shaker. 

The incubator shaker is a box-like container that heats, cools, shakes, and mixes the vessel’s liquids. The largest incubator can hold a capacity of 2 liters to 115 liters. 

Evolution of Incubator Shaker 

The first incubators were invented in the early 1800s which were termed “air-jacketed” incubators. Later, during the year 1960, commercial incubators with CO2 were developed. Furthermore, in the year 2001, the combination of incubator and mixing was enhanced by incubator shakers.