Scintillation Vials and Caps
Scintillation Vials and Caps
Glass or plastic (HDPE, PET, polypropylene) vials designed to safely hold sample diluted in solvent cocktails for liquid scintillation counting. Available in various capacities, sizes, and materials, they typically include closures with and without chemically resistant liners.
Scintillation vials are used for assays that use reagents that emit low-energy radiation. A scintillation counter detects the light produced when phosphors in the cocktail are excited by the emitted radiation.
General-purpose scintillation vials are not scintillation counter-specific and come in capacities ranging from 4 mL to 20 mL.
Properties of Various Vial Types:
• Glass scintillation vials (generally low potassium borosilicate glass) offer consistent, low background counts, and high UV light transmission
• HDPE scintillation vials provide low background counts and excellent light transmission. They will resist swelling caused by solvent degradation
• PET scintillation vials show optimum performance in the laboratory. PET provides an unbreakable plastic vial with the clarity of glass and a low background count
• Polypropylene scintillation vials are a general-purpose vial that can be used for liquid scintillation counting, gamma counting, chromatography, sample storage, and culturing. They provide a high degree of resistance to organic solvents
Sample seal integrity is maintained by a variety of screw caps and liners. For example: urea caps with metal foil or polyethylene disc liners, polypropylene caps with metal foil or pulp-backed metal foil liners, or liner-less polyethylene caps.
Fisherbrand™ Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vials, with White Polypropylene Caps
Use these general purpose vials with all common counters. Fisherbrand™ 20mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vials with white polypropylene caps feature potassium-free glass composition which provides consistently low activity counts and excellent light transmission.
Fisherbrand™ 20mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vials, White Polyethylene Caps
Fit all common counters
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Glass 20mL Scintillation Vials: Polypropylene Caps
Maintain integrity of seal with variety of cap liners. Wheaton Science Products™ Glass 20mL Scintillation Vials: Polypropylene Caps are Chemically inert, suitable for strong solvents and high-purity chemicals.
Fisherbrand™ 20mL HDPE Scintillation Vials with Urea Cap
Fit all common counters
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Vials
Provides an economical alternative to standard scintillation vials. Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Vials are manufactured from rigid yet flexible HDPE plastic.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Vials, Glass, 20mL
Made from WHEATON 180 low potassium borosilicate glass that conforms to ASTM E 438 , and Class A requirements. Background counts are consistent and low, and ultraviolet transmission is high.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Glass Vials
Maintain the integrity of seals with a variety of cap liners. Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Glass Vials are manufactured from borosilicate glass.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Vials
Maintain the integrity of seals with a variety of cap liners. Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Vials are manufactured from rigid yet flexible HDPE plastic.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Liquid Scintillation Vials, HDPE, 20mL, 1000/Pk
Made from high density polyethylene with lightweight walls for increased counting efficiency. These LS vials are packed in a single plastic bag with screw caps (size 22-400) in a separate bag. Caps and cap liners available in a variety of materials.
Fisherbrand™ 20mL HDPE Scintillation Vials with Polypropylene Cap
Fit all common counters
Fisherbrand™ 20mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vials with White Urea Caps
Fit all common counters
Fisherbrand™ 7mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vial
Smaller capacity vial saves in solvent use and disposal
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Glass 20mL Scintillation Vials and Urea Caps
Maintains integrity of seal with variety of cap liners. Wheaton Science Products™ Glass 20mL Scintillation Vials and Urea Caps are suitable for strong solvents and high-purity chemicals.
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Glass Liquid Scintillation Vial Without Screw Cap
Wheaton 180 low-potassium glass