
Test Tubes
Disposable and reusable, general-purpose glass and plastic test tubes suitable for a variety of laboratory applications. Products are available in various materials, volume capacities, and shapes, and may be sterile, non-sterile and/or autoclavable, and include caps.
Test tubes are familiar items of glassware or plasticware found in most biological, chemical, and clinical research laboratories, schools, universities, and other industrial workplaces. They are elongated, open-topped tubes with a closed base, made in a range of lengths and diameters, and typically held in special test tube racks designed to accommodate them. Test tubes also include boiling tubes, culture tubes, assay tubes and small ‘Durham’ tubes, ranging in capacity from a few mL up to 50 mL or more.
Reusable borosilicate glass test tubes have high resistance to heat, thermal shock and chemicals, and are used for the most demanding applications. Soda lime glass test tubes are used for more general-purpose activities. Plastic test tubes are manufactured from polypropylene, or from polycarbonate and polystyrene for optical clarity. Some plastic test tubes are autoclavable, many are disposable.
What Types of Test Tubes are Available?
• Thin-walled test tubes, medium-walled test tubes, or thick-walled test tubes
• Round-bottom test tubes predominate, others have flat or conical bases
• Rimmed test tubes for easy pouring, or rimless test tubes
• Screw-top test tubes, plain-top test tubes, or test tubes with ground glass sockets
• Test tubes with screw tops, stoppers, or push-on caps
• Graduated test tubes
How Are Test Tubes Used?
• Sample storage on the bench, in the refrigerator, or in the freezer
• Routine testing, clinical assays, photometry, or chemical reactions
• Cell or microbial cultures in solution or on agar slopes
• Some test tubes may be suitable for centrifugation
• Teaching and demonstration purposes in the classroom
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DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ Plain Disposable Borosilicate Glass Tubes
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Suitable for a variety of applications and cell washing procedures.

Disposable | Single-use |
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For Use With | Excellent chemical resistance against sodium leaching |
Product Type | Plain Tube |
Packaging | Tray |
Material | Borosilicate Glass |
Certifications/Compliance | USP Type I, ASTM E 438 Type I, Class B |
Label Type | None |
Fisherbrand™ Round Bottom Disposable Borosilicate Glass Tubes with Plain End
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Use these tubes for tissue culture and clinical chemistry applications. Fisherbrand™ Disposable Borosilicate Glass Tubes with Plain End are made of borosilicate glass to reduce pH changes and contaminants potentially leached from soda lime glass.

Disposable | Single-use |
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Material | Borosilicate Glass |
Fisherbrand™ Round-Bottom Polystyrene Test Tubes Without Cap
Fisherbrand™'s round bottom tubes provide reliable containment for various laboratory fluid samples and preparations.

Disposable | Single-use |
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Product Type | Test Tube |
Color | Clear |
Graduated | No |
Material | Polystyrene |
Closure Type | Not Included |
Product Line | Fisherbrand |
Fisherbrand™ Round-Bottom Polystyrene Test Tubes With Cap
Fisherbrand™ round-bottom tubes provide reliable containment for various laboratory fluid samples and preparations.

Disposable | Single-use |
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Product Type | Test Tube |
Color | Clear |
Material | Polystyrene |
Product Line | Fisherbrand |
Fisherbrand™ Round-Bottom Polypropylene Test Tubes Without Cap
Fisherbrand™'s round bottom tubes provide reliable containment for various laboratory fluid samples and preparations.

Disposable | Single-use |
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Product Type | Test Tube |
Color | Translucent |
Material | Polypropylene |
Closure Type | Not Included |
Product Line | Fisherbrand |
Corning™ PYREX™ Reusable Borosilicate Glass Tubes with Plain End
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All sizes except 6, 22, and 25mm O.D. have marking spot

Product Type | Culture Tube |
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Design Type | Plain Rimless |
Graduated | No |
Material | Borosilicate Glass |
Sterility | Non-sterile |
Fisherbrand™ Round-Bottom Polypropylene Test Tubes With Cap
Fisherbrand™'s round bottom tubes provide reliable containment for various laboratory fluid samples and preparations.

Disposable | Single-use |
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Product Type | Test Tube |
Color | Translucent |
Material | Polypropylene |
Closure Type | Snap Cap |
Product Line | Fisherbrand |
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ KIMAX™ Reusable Borosilicate Glass Tubes with Plain End
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Without marking spot

Design Type | Plain |
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Material | Borosilicate Glass |
Certifications/Compliance | ASTM E982, Type IV |
Label Type | None |
Corning™ PYREX™ Reusable Glass Tubes with Rubber-Lined Phenolic Caps
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Deep-form phenolic caps facilitate handling and sealing after autoclaving

Product Type | Culture Tube |
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Design Type | Threaded |
Graduated | No |
Material | Borosilicate Glass |
Closure Color | Black |
Closure Type | Screw Cap |
Liner Material | Rubber |
Label Type | Marking Spot |
Sterility | Non-sterile |
Closure Material | Phenolic |
Corning™ PYREX™ Screw Cap Culture Tubes with PTFE Lined Phenolic Caps
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PTFE interface is firmly bonded to glued-in rubber liner

Product Type | Culture Tube |
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Design Type | Threaded |
Graduated | No |
Material | Borosilicate Glass |
Closure Color | Black |
Closure Type | Screw Cap |
Liner Material | PTFE |
Label Type | Marking Spot |
Sterility | Non-sterile |
Closure Material | Phenolic |
Basix Disposable Borosilicate Glass Culture Tubes
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Disposable glass culture tubes for a variety of tissue culture, cell washing, and clinical chemistry applications.

Product Type | Disposable Culture Tube |
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Color | Clear |
Material | Borosilicate Glass |
Corning™ PYREX™ Reusable Test Tubes with Beaded Rim
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Sizes from 10 to 20mm O.D. have marking spot

Design Type | Plain |
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Material | Borosilicate Glass |
Corning™ PYREX™ VISTA™ Reusable Test Tubes with Beaded Rim
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Functionality, economy, and quality

Design Type | Beaded Rim |
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Graduated | No |
Material | Borosilicate Glass |
Sterility | Non-sterile |
Corning™ PYREX™ VISTA™ Rimless Reusable Glass Culture Tubes
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Functionality, economy, and quality

Disposable | Reusable |
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For Use With | For convenient plugging and rack storage |
Product Type | Culture Tube |
Design Type | Fire Polished |
Graduated | No |
Material | Borosilicate Glass |
Sterility | Non-sterile |
Rimmed | No |
Fisherbrand™ Reusable Test Tubes with Rubber-Lined Screw Caps
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25 x 150mm
