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™ Scintillation Vials
High-density polyethylene vials with threaded cap
Fisherbrand™ 20mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vials, White Polyethylene Caps
Fit all common counters
Fisherbrand™ 20mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vials with White Urea Caps
Fit all common counters
Fisherbrand™ 7mL HDPE Scintillation Vials
Wide mouth vial with white polyethylene closure.
Fisherbrand™ 7mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vial
Smaller capacity vial saves in solvent use and disposal
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 HDPE Scintillation Vials with Urea Cap
Fit all common counters
Fisherbrand™ Bulk-Packed HDPE 7mL Scintillation Vial
Wide mouth; Resists swelling
Fisherbrand™ 20mL HDPE Scintillation Vials with Polypropylene Cap
Fit all common counters
Fisherbrand™ 4, 6, and 8 mL HDPE ScintiVials™
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) vials with white polypropylene caps
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Caps For Liquid Scintillation Vials
Use as replacement caps or for vials that are provided without caps
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ 7mL Solvent-Saver™ Scintillation Vials
Use same volume of radioactive sample as 20mL vials for savings in solvent and solvent disposal costs
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 Kimble™ Polyethylene Scintillation Vials
Especially suitable for low activity counting