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
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ V Vial™ with Open-Top Screw Cap
Conical interior bottoms are designed to provide total downward drainage and maximum retrieval of contents by syringe
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)
Thermo Scientific™ National Silanized Sample Vials
Thermo Scientific™ National Silanized Sample Vials are constructed of superior quality borosilicate clear or amber glass.
MilliporeSigma™ Supelco™ CERTAN™ Capillary Bottles
To extract a solution from CERTAN™ Capillary Vials use a syringe with a needle diameter of 0.8 mm or smaller, and a minimum length of 70 mm
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ ClearScrew Thread Sample Vials with Attached White Rubber Lined Caps
Packaged in corrugated trays with partitions
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ Clear Screw Thread Sample Vials without Closures
Packaged in corrugated trays with partitions
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ AmberScrew Thread Vials without Closures
Manufactured from amber 33 expansion borosilicate glass
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Unlined Flip Cap Aluminum Seals White
For mouth O.D. of 20mm
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Glass Uni-Dose Vials
Manufactured from WHEATON 900 soda-lime amber glass that conforms to USP Type III requirements
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ Kontes™ Serum Vials KG-33 Borosilicate Glass with Aluminum Seal
Autoclavable Kimble™ serum vials are ideally suited for the handling, containment, and storage of a variety of liquids.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Glass Sample Vials in Vial File™
Vial File provides a compact, easily accessible means of sample storage
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ Kontes™ Amber 203 Serum Vials
Autoclavable; ideally suited for the handling, and storage of a variety of liquids including reagents, vaccines, blood plasma, culture media, chromatography.
Thermo Scientific™ 90 mL Wide-Mouth Flip-Top Containers
Thermo Scientific™ 90 mL Wide-Mouth Flip-Top Containers are designed for drugs of abuse testing and are molded from a low-binding polypropylene resin.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ V Vial™ with Crimp Top Finish; no Closures
Ideal for small scale reactions, centrifugation, storage, packaging and shipping of vital samples.