Test Tubes
Falcon™ Round-Bottom Polystyrene 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 Tubes
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.
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.
Simport™ Cultube™ Sterile Culture Tubes, Polystyrene
For users who prefer a more compact package with tubes oriented horizontally.
Applied Biosystems™ KingFisher™ mL Food Protection Purification System Tubes & Tips
BeadRetriever™ Tubes & Tips
Fisherbrand™ Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes, Disposable
Thick-walled for particularly good mechanical resistance.
Fisherbrand™ Reusable Glass Tubes with Phenolic Screw Caps
Phenolic screw cap with white rubber liner
Kartell™ Pierce™ Peptide Retention Time Calibration Mixture
Manufactured with polystyrene for superb clarity. Kartell™ Polystyrene Disposable Test Tubes are economical and durable.
Greiner Bio-One Round Bottom Polypropylene Culture Tubes
With high thermal, mechanical and chemical stability.
Greiner Bio-One Round Bottom Polypropylene Test Tubes with Screw Cap
Polypropylene displays high thermal, mechanical and chemical stability.
Fisherbrand™ Borosilicate Glass 3.3 Reusable Test Tubes
Use Fisherbrand™ Borosilicate Glass 3.3 Reusable Test Tubes in the laboratory. They are available in various metric diameters and are DIN 12395 certified.
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.
Fisherbrand™ 5.1 Borosilicate Glass Disposable Test Tubes
Measure, mix and pour using Fisherbrand™ 5.1 Borosilicate Glass Disposable Test Tubes. Tubes are rimmed and are available in various lengths.
Fisherbrand™ Disposable Borosilicate Glass Tubes with Polypropylene Screw Cap
Provides chemical stability and biological inertness of hard, borosilicate glass at price of disposable tubes
Fisherbrand™ 3.3 Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes
Use round-bottom Fisherbrand™ 3.3 Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes for laboratory needs when heat resistance is critical. These disposable test tubes are thick-walled and autoclavable.
Fisherbrand™ Culture Tubes
Ideal for tissue culture, bacteriology, clinical chemistry, blood typing and cross matching procedures
Simport™ Cultube™ Sterile Culture Tubes, Polypropylene
For users who prefer a more compact package with tubes oriented horizontally.
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.
Karl Hecht™ Test Tubes with Screw Cap
Manufactured from clear soda glass.
Beckman Coulter™ Ultra-Clear Centrifuge Tubes
For use in centrifuge rotors. Beckman Coulter™ Ultra-Clear Centrifuge Tubes are open top, thin-wall tubes that are made of a completely transparent material for easy location of visible banded or pelleted samples. Available in multiple sizes.
Fisherbrand™ 3.3 Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes
Use round-bottom Fisherbrand™ 3.3 Borosilicate Glass Test Tubes for laboratory needs when heat resistance is critical. These disposable test tubes are thick-walled and autoclavable.
Duran™ AR Glass Disposable Culture Tubes
Disposable culture tubes for general purpose. DURAN™ AR Glass Disposable Culture Tubes are used in the laboratory setting.
Greiner Bio One Polypropylene Tubes, Round Bottom, Sterile, with White Screw Cap
Round-bottom, bulk-packed tubes with high thermal and chemical resistance.
Karl Hecht™ Flat Bottom Test Tubes
Manufactured from clear soda glass.
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.
Greiner Bio-One™ Culture Tubes with Two-Position Vent Stoppers
Manufactured from polypropylene for excellent thermal, mechanical and chemical resistance. Greiner Bio-One™ Culture Tubes with Two-Position Vent Stoppers are ideal for storage of chemical and biological samples. two-position top allows ventilation and secure fit.
Fisherbrand™ Soda Lime Glass Culture Tube
Use the Fisherbrand™ 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
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 refrigerator or 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