Test Tubes
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™ 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.
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.
Greiner Bio-One Conical Bottom Polystyrene Multipurpose Containers with Plastic Screw Cap
Ideal for optical measurements due to its high clarity.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble Chase™ Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes, Disposable
Thick-walled for particularly good mechanical resistance.
Gosselin™ Polypropylene 10mL Round-Base Tubes
Manufactured from polypropylene. Gosselin™ Polypropylene 10mL Round-Base Tubes stoppers are sold separately.
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.
Fisherbrand™ Reusable Glass Tubes with Phenolic Screw Caps
Phenolic screw cap with white rubber liner
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.
Greiner Bio-One Round Bottom Polypropylene Test Tubes for Storage Box
For use with Micro Rack Tube System.
Kartell™ Polystyrene Disposable Test Tubes
Manufactured with polystyrene for superb clarity. Kartell™ Polystyrene Disposable Test Tubes are economical and durable.
Greiner Bio-One Round Bottom Polystyrene Test Tubes
Clear, round bottom test tubes for sample transfer.
Greiner Bio-One Conical Bottom Polystyrene Test Tubes with Bayonet Cap
For centrifugation and applications that require chemical and thermo resistant vessels.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ Plain Disposable Borosilicate Glass Tubes
Suitable for a variety of applications and cell washing procedures.
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.
DWK Life Sciences Disposable Culture Tube, from Soda-lime Glass, with DIN thread, with TPE seal and PP screw cap
Culture tubes are used for growing cultures from liquid media.
DWK Life Sciences DURAN™ Test Tube, with beaded 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.
DWK Life Sciences Fiolax™ Borosilicate Test Tube, with beaded 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.
DWK Life Sciences Disposable Culture Tube, from soda-lime glass, straight rim
Culture tubes are used for growing cultures from liquid media.
Karl Hecht™ Assistent™ Elka Test Tubes
Ideal for routine laboratory analysis and procedures. Karl Hecht™ Assistent™ Elka Test Tubes are manufactured from AR-Glass™ soda glass.
Kartell™ Test Tubes with Screw Caps
Avoid contamination with a test tube that supplies a fitted screw cap. Kartell™ Test Tubes with Screw Caps meet a wide range of test tube needs and have a round bottom with a freestanding skirt.
Hirschmann™ Soda-lime Glass Test Tube with Round Bottoms
Test tubes without scale made from sodalime glass.
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™ 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.
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 Borosilicate Glass Tubes with Polypropylene Screw Cap
Provides chemical stability and biological inertness of hard, borosilicate glass at price of disposable tubes
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™ 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