Laboratory Consumables

Laboratory consumables are the disposables that pass across the bench in large numbers: pipette tips, reaction vessels and centrifuge tubes, plus Petri dishes and cell culture plates. The three subcategories are organised so that you can compare tips by volume range, tubes by fill volume and culture ware by diameter or format at a glance.

Tips and tubes are made of polypropylene; Petri dishes and the 96-well plate are polystyrene. Filter tips, the 15 ml and 50 ml centrifuge tubes and all culture ware are supplied sterile, whereas universal tips and reaction vessels come loose in bags without a sterility claim.

Typical applications

• Dispensing from 0.1 µl to 1,000 µl with universal or filter tips
• PCR set-ups, sample preparation and storage of small volumes in 0.5, 1.5 and 2.0 ml tubes
• Centrifugation and storage of larger samples in screw-cap tubes
• Microbiological testing, colony isolation and screening on Petri dishes
• Cell culture experiments in 96-well format

What to look for when buying

Plan your requirement by workflow step. Universal tips come in bags of 1,000 and cover routine dispensing; filter tips are racked in 960s and intended for contamination-sensitive work. With reaction vessels, sample volume and handling decide: the 2.0 ml tube has a flat lid and a writing area, while the 0.5 ml tube is rated for centrifugation up to 20,000 × g.

For culture ware, format is what matters: 90 mm is the microbiology standard, 60 mm saves incubator space and 35 mm suits single-colony work and small cell culture runs. Include the make and model of your pipettes in your inquiry so we can check tip fit before you order.

Frequently asked questions