Mortars and Pestles
Tools used to grind and crush substances into fine powders or pastes, Mortars are bowl-shaped containers and pestles are heavy, rod-shaped tools. Commonly sold as sets but also available separately, mortar and pestle sets may include mortars, pestles, adapters, housings, or other items in several materials.
Mortar and pestle implements have been used since ancient times to crush and grind substances. Mortars can be made of hard materials like wood, metal, ceramic, or hard stone such as granite or marble. Pestles are held in the hand and usually have a tapered, club-like shape. A wet or dry substance is placed in the mortar and the pestle is pressed against it and rotated until the material is pulverized.
What Is the Best Material for a Mortar and Pestle?
The implements must be made of materials that are hard enough to crush the substance without wearing away, but they cannot be brittle or break from the pressure of manipulation. The material should also be cohesive to reduce chipping and non-porous to avoid absorbing or trapping substances. Some rough porcelain mortars and pestles can reduce substances to very fine powders, but are brittle and stain more easily. Porcelain mortars can be pre-conditioned by grinding sand in them to produce a rougher surface. Glass mortars and pestles are stain-resistant and suitable for liquids, but are fragile and do not grind as finely as ceramic sets. Metal mortars and pestles are popular for food preparation.
Mortars and pestles are commonly used to grind and mix substances for dilution, to mask negative qualities, or to add volume to facilitate handling. Drugs can also be finely ground when not available in liquid form, and supplements can be processed to for addition to parenteral nutrition.
Electron Microscopy Sciences Mortar for Tapered Tissue Grinder, 15 ml, 18 mmx 114 mm Mortor, 240 mm OAL
Replacement parts for Tapered tissue grinder.
Size: 15 ml
Mortor: 18 mmx 114 mm
OAL: 240 mm
Electron Microscopy Sciences Mortar for Tapered Tissue Grinder, 1 ml, 11 mm x 49 mm Mortor, 130 mm OAL
Replacement parts for Tapered tissue grinder.
Size: 1 ml
Mortor: 11 mm x 49 mm
OAL: 130 mm
Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals Biosciences CoorsTM porcelain mortar c1EA
Mortar with lip glazed outside except for bottom. Order pestle separately.
Electron Microscopy Sciences Tapered Tissue Grinder, 5 ml, 13 mm x 93 mm Mortor, 220 mm OAL
This is new design grinder with longer tapered surface on both the mortar and pestle, offering grinding more efficient and less time require. The conical surface allows initial size reduction followed by passage through the cylindrical section for the final homogenization step. It is ideal for homogenization of connective tissue including heart, muscle and lung, as well as skin and plant tissue.
Made from Wheaton 33 low extractable borosilicate glass. Interchangeable components takes the hassle out of matching parts. Unit is autoclavable. When the pestle is "bottomed" within the mortar, the clearance is uniform 0.004" to 0.006” (0.1 to 0.15 mm).
Size: 5 ml
Mortor: 13 mm x 93 mm
OAL: 220 mm
Revvity Health Sciences Inc Hard Tissue Homogenizing Mix 2.8 mm Ceramic (7 mL Tubes) Nuclease Free (50/pk)
Hard Tissue Homogenizing Mix 2.8 mm Ceramic (7 mL Tubes) Nuclease Free (50/pk)
Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals Biosciences Glass mortar and pestle ca1EA
Made of clear heavy flint glass with pour spout.
Revvity Health Sciences Inc Hard Tissue Homogenizing Mix 2.8 mm Ceramic (1.5 mL Tubes) (50/pk)
Hard Tissue Homogenizing Mix 2.8 mm Ceramic (1.5 mL Tubes) (50/pk)
Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals Biosciences CoorsTM casserole capacity1EA
Porcelain with lip and flat handle. Glazed inside and out except for rim and top of handle.
Electron Microscopy Sciences Potter-Elvehjem Tissue Grinder Pestle Serrated, 15 ml, 19 mm x 94 mm Mortor, 219 mm OAL
Replacement part for Potter-Elvehjem Tissue Grinder with radial serrations.
Size: 15 ml
Mortor: 19 mm x 94 mm
OAL: 219 mm
Alkali Scientific CellPro™ Pestles for FlowTubes
CellPro™ Pestles for FlowTubes for 35µm strainer caps, sterile, individually wrapped 100/Cs
Electron Microscopy Sciences Potter-Elvehjem Tissue Grinder Mortar, 55 ml, 30 mmx 130 mm Mortor, 266 mm OAL
Replacement part to use in Potter-Elvehjem tissue grinder.
Size: 55 ml
Mortor: 30 mmx 130 mm
OAL: 266 mm
Chemglass Life Sciences Pestle Only, for 1.5mL Tubes, PP, Individually Packed
Pestle Only, for 1.5mL Tubes, PP, Individually Packed
Revvity Health Sciences Inc Hard Tissue Homogenizing Mix 2.8 mm Ceramic (30 mL Tubes) - Microbial DNA Free (50/pk)
Hard Tissue Homogenizing Mix 2.8 mm Ceramic (30 mL Tubes) - Microbial DNA Free (50/pk)
Chemglass Life Sciences Glass Pestle Only, 16mm
Glass Pestle Only, 16mm. Component of the CLS-5020 Stainless Steel tissue grinder cel dissociation sieves. Pictured are the complete tissue grinders, but this item is glass pestle only.