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.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Glass 20mL Scintillation Vials: Polypropylene Caps
Maintain integrity of seal with variety of cap liners. Wheaton Science Products™ Glass 20mL Scintillation Vials: Polypropylene Caps are Chemically inert, suitable for strong solvents and high-purity chemicals.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Glass Vials
Maintain the integrity of seals with a variety of cap liners. Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Glass Vials are manufactured from borosilicate glass.
Fisherbrand™ 20mL HDPE Scintillation Vials with Urea Cap
Fisherbrand™ 20mL HDPE Scintillation Vials with Urea Cap are designed to fit all common liquid scintillation counters. These economical HDPE vials provide low background counts, excellent light transmission, and resist leaking and solvent-induced swelling. Caps sold separately.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Glass 20mL Scintillation Vials and Urea Caps
Maintains integrity of seal with variety of cap liners. Wheaton Science Products™ Glass 20mL Scintillation Vials and Urea Caps are suitable for strong solvents and high-purity chemicals.
Fisherbrand™ 20mL HDPE Scintillation Vials with Polypropylene Cap
Fisherbrand™ 20mL HDPE Scintillation Vials with Polypropylene Cap fit all common liquid scintillation counters. Made from high-density polyethylene, they provide low background counts, excellent light transmission, and resist leaking and solvent-induced swelling.
Fisherbrand™ 20mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vials with White Polypropylene Caps
Fisherbrand™ 20mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vials with White Polypropylene Caps are general purpose vials compatible with all common counters. Potassium-free borosilicate glass provides consistently low background counts and excellent light transmission.
Fisherbrand™ 20mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vials with White Polyethylene Caps
Fisherbrand™ 20mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vials with White Polyethylene Caps are designed to fit all common counters. Made from potassium-free borosilicate glass for consistently low activity counts and excellent light transmission. GPI 22-400 thread finish caps are suitable for marking.
DWK Life Sciences WHEATON™ 20mL PET Liquid Scintillation Vials, With Caps Attached
WHEATON™ 20mL PET Liquid Scintillation Vials, With Caps Attached offer the clarity of glass with the safety of plastic. These vials provide low permeability to solvents and minimal background counts, and can be safely incinerated without generating harmful gases.
DWK Life Sciences WHEATON™ Glass Liquid Scintillation Vial Without Screw Cap
WHEATON™ Glass Liquid Scintillation Vial Without Screw Cap is made from WHEATON™ 180 low-potassium borosilicate glass conforming to USP Type I and ASTM E 438 Type I, Class A requirements. Screw caps are available separately.
DWK Life Sciences WHEATON™ Liquid Scintillation Vials and Caps
WHEATON™ Liquid Scintillation Vials and Caps provide an economical alternative to standard scintillation vials. Manufactured from rigid yet flexible HDPE plastic, they support a wide range of laboratory applications with multiple cap styles and liner options available.
Fisherbrand™ 20mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vials with White Urea Caps
Fisherbrand™ 20mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vials with White Urea Caps are designed to fit all common liquid scintillation counters. Made from potassium-free borosilicate glass for low background counts and excellent light transmission. Caps fit GPI 22-400 thread finish.
United Scientific™ Scintillation Vials, 20 mL
Scintillation Vials are available with a variety of cap designs.
Fisherbrand™ 7mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vial
The Fisherbrand™ 7mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vial is a smaller capacity vial that reduces solvent use and disposal. Made from 33 expansion low extractable borosilicate glass conforming to USP Type I and ASTM E438 Type I, Class A requirements.
DWK Life Sciences WHEATON™ 20mL PET Liquid Scintillation Vials, With Separate Caps
WHEATON™ 20mL PET Liquid Scintillation Vials, With Separate Caps offer low permeability to solvents and minimal background counts, combining the clarity of glass with the safety of plastic for reliable scintillation counting.
Fisherbrand™ Bulk-Packed HDPE 7mL Scintillation Vial
Fisherbrand™ Bulk-Packed HDPE 7mL Scintillation Vial features a wide mouth design with a linerless white polyethylene closure and improved sealing membrane. Made from high density polyethylene, it resists swelling caused by solvent degradation.