Laboratory Plasticware

Laboratory plasticware is light and hard to break, which makes it a good choice for storage, sampling, transport and single-use work. CSI Labshop supplies plastic labware to research, QC, food, environmental, molecular biology and teaching laboratories across Malaysia.

Send us your list with item, size, material and quantity, and we will send a quotation.

How laboratories use plasticware

Sampling: Water, effluent and product samples travel back to the lab in leakproof plastic bottles that will not break.
Molecular biology uses single-use tips, tubes and PCR plates, such as Sorenson, to avoid contamination.
Large volumes: Purified water, buffers and waste are stored and dispensed in carboys.
Teaching labs use plastic beakers and cylinders, which are safer with students.

Types of laboratory plasticware

Bottles with narrow or wide necks for reagents, samples and media. See NALGENE laboratory bottles, Azlon narrow neck and wide neck bottles, IWAKI bottles and Fisher Scientific plastic bottles.
Dropping and dispensing bottles for indicators and stains. See the Azlon spouted cap and pivot nozzle bottles.
Beakers, cylinders and funnels. See Azlon Griffin beakers, Azlon straight-sided beakers, ISOLAB cylinders and volumetric ware and the IWAKI PP funnel.
Carboys and jerricans for distilled water, buffers and waste. See Fisher Scientific carboys and NALGENE reusable plasticware.
Centrifuge, cryogenic and filtration ware. See NALGENE centrifuge tubes and bottles, NALGENE cryogenic vials and NALGENE filter units.
Molecular biology consumables: Sorenson pipette tips, microcentrifuge tubes, PCR plates and reagent reservoirs.
Tubing and connectors: Fisher Scientific tubing and connector kits.

How to choose the right plastic

Polypropylene (PP): good chemical resistance and can be autoclaved; the usual choice for beakers, bottles and centrifuge tubes.
Polyethylene (LDPE and HDPE): tough and squeezable, for wash and dropping bottles and storage; most polyethylene items cannot be autoclaved.
Polycarbonate (PC) and PETG: clear like glass; PC is very strong, PETG suits single-use media bottles. Both are damaged by some solvents.
Fluoropolymers (FEP, PFA): for the most aggressive chemicals and trace-metal work.

If you are unsure, tell us the chemical, temperature and how the item will be cleaned, and we will check compatibility.

Brands we can supply

NALGENE: bottles, carboys, centrifuge ware, cryoware and filtration
Azlon: bottles and beakers
ISOLAB (Germany): general labware and volumetric ware
IWAKI (Japan): bottles and funnels
Sorenson BioScience: tips, tubes, PCR plates and reservoirs
Fisher Scientific: bottles, carboys, funnels and tubing

Frequently asked questions

Can plastic labware be autoclaved?

Polypropylene, PMP and fluoropolymer items can be autoclaved at 121 °C with caps loosened. Polyethylene and most polystyrene items cannot.

Are NALGENE lab bottles the same as NALGENE water bottles?

They come from the same brand name, but the laboratory range is made for chemicals and samples, in several plastics and sizes. We supply the laboratory range.