Sample Vials
Tubes and vials for general collection, storage, and transportation of samples; available in a variety of colors, sizes, volume capacities, and material compositions; may be sterile, non-sterile, and/or autoclavable; may include caps.
The term “vial” is somewhat undefined and is usually described as a small, cylindrical, and flat-bottomed container used to hold liquids. Most sample vials are made of plastic or glass, and include a separate or attached lid or closure. Sample vials are categorized by material and also by their size or specific purpose.
Glass sample vials are categorized by the type of glass used to make them.
- Type I, Class A glass sample vials are made from low-expansion borosilicate glass
- Type I, Class B glass sample vials are made from an alumino-borosilicate glass
- Type II are made from soda-lime glass
Plastic sample vials may be made from a variety of resins, including:
- Polycarbonate
- Polypropylene
- Polystyrene
- Low-density polyethylene (LDPE)
- High-density polyethylene (HDPE)
Glass sample vials may be clear or amber-colored (to protect the contents from ultraviolet light). Plastic sample vials are available in a range of colors, including amber, natural, and clear resins.
Sample vials may have different types of closures, depending on their use and the material being stored.
- Screw caps
- For both glass and plastic sample vials
- May be closed or open
- Typically made from polypropylene or phenolic resin (with a variety of closure liners, including PE foam, PTFE, cork, tin, etc.)
- Flip-top
- Caps for plastic sample vials may be attached by a tether to the vial itself
- Also called “captive” closures
- Snap caps (external): Both glass and plastic sample vials
- Plug caps (internal): Both glass and plastic sample vials
WHEATON™ UNI-DOSE™ Bottle and Vial, Amber PET Vial
Bottle and vial designed for use with WHEATON™ tamper evident safety caps.
KIMBLE™ ACCUFORM™ Vial, Graduated, V Bottom Vial
Vial designed for an aluminum seal.
Kimble Chase™ Borosilicate Glass Sample Vials without Caps
Kimble Chase™ Borosilicate Glass Sample Vials without Caps are manufactured from 51 expansion borosilicate glass.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Glass Dilution Vials
Glass dilution vial in a Lab File™ is designed for research studies and general laboratory procedures.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ ACCUFORM™ SSR™ Standard Vials with 9-425 GPI Finish
Kimble™ ACCUFORM™ SSR™ vials are designed to facilitate reliable storage, retrieval, analysis and delivery of valuable liquid or powder samples.
Thermo Scientific™ Capitol Vial™ 45 mL Flip-Top Polypropylene Container
Thermo Scientific™ Capitol Vial™ 45 mL Flip-Top Polypropylene Containers are ideal for the transport of urine samples for drug testing programs. The containers feature tamper evident and locking seals for sample security before and after collection.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ Glass Screw-Thread Short-Style Sample Vials without Closure
33 Expansion Vials without Caps manufactured from 33 expansion, low extractable borosilicate glass (1000 per case)
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Glass Culture Vials
Culture vials feature deep-skirted screw caps to allow safer, more dependable handling when working with infectious materials
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Shorty Vials™ Glass Sample Vials in Lab File™: with Caps
Come in convenient Lab File partitioned trays
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ V Vial™ with Open-Top Screw Cap: Clear
Conical interior bottoms are designed to provide total downward drainage and maximum retrieval of contents by syringe
Thermo Scientific Chemicals Wig-L-Bug™ Accessories
For use with Digital Wig-L-Bug Mixing/Grinding Mill
Thermo Scientific™ Reacti-Vial Reaction Vials
An internal cone makes small sample handling easy and convenient
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ ACCUFORM™ SSR™ Standard Vials with 11mm crimp finish
Kimble™ ACCUFORM™ SSR™ vials are designed to facilitate reliable storage, retrieval, analysis and delivery of valuable liquid or powder samples.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Vacule™ Ampules without Caps
For freeze drying.