GLASSWARES Flashcards
corrodes metals, irritates skin and bleaches fabrics and clothing.
Hypochlorite
useful because its impact and corrosive resistance
Plastic
Has a disadvantage: some releases ions
Borosilicate glass
low heat and chemical resistance, inexpensive, use to make disposable Container
Flint glass
Describe borosilicate glass
low alkaline earth content, high thermal resistance (*600°C), ideal for use, free from chemical contaminants (i.e., heavy metals)
Kimax and pyrex
Borosilicate glass
It is Inexpensive and disposable
Polyethylene
Example of Polyethylene
Petri dish
It is sterilizable and expensive
Polypropylene
Ex of Polypropylene
Autoclavable syringe filters
Autoclavable plastics
Flask
Erlenmeyer flask
Florence flask
Volumetric flask
Pipet
Serological
Mohr
Volumetric
BASIC LABWARES
1 Beaker
2. Flask - Erlenmeyerflask, Florence flask, Volumetric flask
3. Pipet - Serological, Mohr, Volumetric
4. Graduated cylinder
5. Test tubes 6. Bottles
7. Others: Stirring rod, coplin jar, forceps, tongs, test tube holder, testtube rack, pipette bulb/pipettor/aspirator, syringes, vacutainer set
wide-mouth, straight sided container with a pouring spout formed from the rim.
Beaker
An upright, straight-sided container with a flared base that provides stability, octagon base.
Graduated cylinder
Markings of graduated cylinder
By increments
Uses of graduated cylinder
non-critical volume measurement
hold 24-hour urine specimen
GC: read at lower meniscus
Light colored
GC: read at upper meniscus
Dark colored solution
holds liquid samples
container for test reaction
Test tubes
vacutainer tubes top
Stoppered
screw-capped tubes top
Screw-on
Kinds of top test tubes
Open
Stoppered (close)
Screw-on (close)
Kinds of bottom test tubes
Round (general use)
Open (ESR)
Flat (culture)
Pointed (urinalysis
Routine chemical testing requiring
serum; blood bank and serological tests.
Red vacutainer tube
Chemically clean tube; general use
Amber vacutainer tube
Use for Tissue culture
Pink vacutainer tube
Use for hematology testing
Lavender/violet
ANTICOAGULANT ofyellow
Sodium Polyetholesulfonate (SPS)
ANTICOAGULANT of black VT
Oxalate