Scintillation Vials and Caps
Glass or plastic (HDPE, PET, polypropylene) vials designed to safely hold sample diluted in solvent cocktails for liquid scintillation counting. Available in various capacities, sizes, and materials, they typically include closures with and without chemically resistant liners.
Scintillation vials are used for assays that use reagents that emit low-energy radiation. A scintillation counter detects the light produced when phosphors in the cocktail are excited by the emitted radiation.
General-purpose scintillation vials are not scintillation counter-specific and come in capacities ranging from 4 mL to 20 mL.
Properties of Various Vial Types:
• Glass scintillation vials (generally low potassium borosilicate glass) offer consistent, low background counts, and high UV light transmission
• HDPE scintillation vials provide low background counts and excellent light transmission. They will resist swelling caused by solvent degradation
• PET scintillation vials show optimum performance in the laboratory. PET provides an unbreakable plastic vial with the clarity of glass and a low background count
• Polypropylene scintillation vials are a general-purpose vial that can be used for liquid scintillation counting, gamma counting, chromatography, sample storage, and culturing. They provide a high degree of resistance to organic solvents
Sample seal integrity is maintained by a variety of screw caps and liners. For example: urea caps with metal foil or polyethylene disc liners, polypropylene caps with metal foil or pulp-backed metal foil liners, or liner-less polyethylene caps.
Fisherbrand™ 4, 6, and 8 mL HDPE ScintiVials™
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) vials with white polypropylene caps
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Glass Liquid Scintillation Vial Without Screw Cap
Wheaton 180 low-potassium glass
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Vials
Provides an economical alternative to standard scintillation vials. Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Vials are manufactured from rigid yet flexible HDPE plastic.
Fisherbrand™ Bulk-Packed HDPE 7mL Scintillation Vial
Wide mouth; Resists swelling
Fisherbrand™ 7mL HDPE Scintillation Vials
Wide mouth vial with white polyethylene closure.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Caps For Liquid Scintillation Vials
Use as replacement caps or for vials that are provided without caps
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Vials, PET
Provides the clarity of glass with the safety of plastic.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Vials, HDPE, 20mL
Made from high density polyethylene with lightweight walls for increased counting efficiency. These LS vials with separate screw caps (size 22-400) are packaged in polyethylene bags of 100 and placed in a separate tray from the caps.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Caps For Liquid Scintillation Vials
Use as replacement caps or for vials that are provided without caps
Globe Scientific Scintillation Vials
Designed to provide consistently low background counts and are suitable for low activity counting.
Fisherbrand™ Scintillation Vials
High-density polyethylene vials with threaded cap
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ 4mL Polypropylene Scintillation Vial
For low-activity counting
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ Polyethylene Scintillation Vials
Especially suitable for low activity counting