What are the advantages of the plastic 15 ml centrifuge tubes?
15ml centrifuge tubes can be divided into glass tubes, plastic tubes and steel tubes according to the material, and today we will mainly talk about plastic tubes.
The advantages of 15ml plastic centrifuge tubes are transparent or translucent, its hardness is small, and the samples can be removed by puncture method. The disadvantages are easy to deformation, poor resistance to organic solvent corrosion, short service life. Plastic centrifuge tubes have a cap, which is used to prevent sample leakage, especially for radioactive or corrosive samples, and also to prevent sample volatilization and to support the tube from deformation. When selecting this point, attention should also be paid to check whether the cap is tight and whether it can be covered tightly during the test to reach the inversion without leakage.
Plastic centrifuge tubes are generally disposable laboratory equipment, not recommended for repeated use. To save money, PP centrifuge tubes can be reused as appropriate, but need to be thoroughly sterilized by high temperature and pressure to ensure the scientific nature of the experimental results. PE centrifuge tubes cannot be sterilized by high temperature and pressure.
15ml plastic centrifuge tube package or instructions will generally indicate the product can withstand the centrifugal force or recommended speed, in order to ensure the safety of experiments and reliable results, you should choose and experimental requirements of the speed requirements of the centrifuge tube.
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