Test Tubes
Falcon™ Round-Bottom Polystyrene Test Tubes
Constructed of optically clear polystyrene for easy viewing of sample. Corning™ Falcon™ Round-Bottom Polystyrene Tubes are widely used and referenced in laboratory protocols.
Falcon™ Round-Bottom Polypropylene Test Tubes With Cap
Manufactured from polypropylene for excellent chemical and thermal resistance. Corning™ Falcon™Round-Bottom Polypropylene Tubes are tested to withstand 3000 x g centrifugation.
Brand™ Polystyrene Cylindrical Test Tubes
Manufactured from transparent. BRAND™ Polystyrene Cylindrical Test Tubes have an RCF max of 3000.
DWK Life Sciences DURAN™ Test Tube, with beaded rim or straight rim
Test tubes are universal cylindrical laboratory glassware with a round bottom that are used e.g. for chemical reactions, pretreatments or for storing small amounts of liquid.
Lonza Pyrogen-free Test Tubes
Recommended for use as reaction tubes in gel clot assays. Lonza™ Pyrogen-free Test Tubes Product are made from USP Type 1 flint borosilicate glass and contain less than 0.005 EU/ml endotoxin.
Greiner Bio-One Polypropylene Round Bottom Test Tubes
Manufactured from polypropylene for excellent chemical and high temperature resistance. Greiner Bio-One™ Polypropylene Round Bottom Test Tubes are suitable for the storage of chemical and biological samples.
Fisherbrand™ Borosilicate Glass Medium Wall Rimless Test Tube
Manufactured from borosilicate glass with a medium wall design. Fisherbrand™ Borosilicate Glass Medium Wall Rimless Test Tubes are ideal for chemical and biological work.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble Chase™ Borosilicate Glass 3.3 Reusable Test Tubes
Borosilicate Glass 3.3 Reusable Test Tubes are available in various metric diameters and are DIN 12395 certified.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble Chase™ 5.1 Borosilicate Glass Disposable Test Tubes
Measure, mix and pour using 5.1 Borosilicate Glass Disposable Test Tubes. Tubes are rimmed and are available in various lengths.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble Chase™ Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes, Disposable
Thick-walled for particularly good mechanical resistance.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble Chase™ Soda Lime Glass Culture Tube
Use the Soda Lime Glass Culture Tube to view cell cultures in the laboratory. This disposable soda lime glass rim top tube is plain (unlabeled) and features a sturdy, uniform bottom.
Fisherbrand™ Disposable Borosilicate Glass Tubes with Threaded End
Available with or without marking spot
DWK Life Sciences Kimble Chase™ 3.3 Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes
Use round-bottom 3.3 Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes for laboratory needs when heat resistance is critical. These disposable test tubes are thick-walled and autoclavable.
Gosselin™ 5mL Round-Base Test Tubes
Manufactured from polystyrene or polypropylene. Gosselin™ 5mL Round-Base Test Tubes have a round shape.
Gosselin™ Polystyrene 10mL Round-Base Tubes
Manufactured from polystyrene. Gosselin™ Polystyrene 10mL Round-Base Tubes are appropriate for clinical, food, and industrial settings.
Fisherbrand™ Disposable Heavy-Wall Borosilicate Glass Tubes
Chemically clean, fully annealed
Fisherbrand™ Soda Lime Glass Medium Wall Rimless Test Tube
Manufactured from soda lime glass and constructed with medium walls. Fisherbrand™ Soda Lime Glass Medium Wall Rimless Test Tubes are ideal for general mixing and laboratory work.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble Chase™ 3.3 Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes
Use round-bottom 3.3 Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes for laboratory needs when heat resistance is critical. These disposable test tubes are thick-walled and autoclavable.
Fisherbrand™ Borosilicate Glass Medium Wall Rimmed Test Tube
Manufactured from borosilicate glass with a medium wall design. Fisherbrand™ Borosilicate Glass Medium Wall Rimmed Test Tubes are ideal for chemical and biological work.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ KIMAX™ Reusable Tubes with Rubber-Lined Screw Cap
Black phenolic cap with inert rubber liner
DWK Life Sciences Kimble Chase™ Soda Lime Glass Culture Test Tubes
Use Soda Glass Cell Culture Test Tubes to analyze cell culture material that are critical to diagnoses and experimentation.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ KIMAX™ Reusable Tubes with PTFE-Faced Rubber-Lined Screw Cap
Black phenolic cap with PTFE-faced rubber liner
Fisherbrand™ Soda Lime Glass Durham Test Tubes
Detects the production of gas by microorganisms. Fisherbrand™ soda lime glass durham test tubes allow visualization of trapped air bubbles.
Fisherbrand™ Soda Lime Glass Rimless Test Tube
Store test reagents and material. Fisherbrand™ soda lime glass rimless test tubes come in different sizes to meet your needs.
Fisherbrand™ Borosilicate Glass 5.1 Rimless Test Tube
Manufactured from borosilicate glass.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble Chase™ 3.3 Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes
Use round-bottom 3.3 Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes for laboratory needs when heat resistance is critical. These disposable test tubes are thick-walled and autoclavable.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble Chase™ 3.3 Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes
Use round-bottom 3.3 Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes for laboratory needs when heat resistance is critical. These disposable test tubes are thick-walled and autoclavable.
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 50mL 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 sort 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
What are test tubes used for?
- Sample storage on the bench or in the refrigeratoror freezer
- Routine testing, clinical assays, photometry, chemical reactions
- Cell or microbial culture in solution or on agar slopes
- Some test tubes may be suitable for centrifugation
- Teaching and demonstration purposes in the classroom