GLASSWARES AND PLASTICWARES Flashcards
NIST
National Institute of Standard and Technology
PETE
polyethylene terephthalate
HDPE
(high density polyethylene)
LDPE
(Low density polyethylene)
PP
(Polypropylene)
Major types of resins used in Clin. Chem Lab:
A. Polystyrene
B. Polyethylene
C. Polypropylene
D. Teflon
E. Polycarbonate
PPPTP
Primary constituent of pipet tips
B. Polypropylene
Very strong plastic but NOT chemically
resistant
○ Autoclavable but with limitations
Polycarbonate
Usable temp. range: -100°C to +160°C
Polycarbonate
Almost chemically inert - unable to react to
chemicals
○ Chemical-resistant
Teflon
Suitable work temp. @: -270 ⁰C to 255 ⁰C
Teflon
. Borosilicate Glass is composed of _______
BORON
Example of Borosilicate
○ Pyrex® and KIMAX®
Strain point: 515
°Celsius (Henry)
Pyrex
Strain point: 513
°C
KIMAX
● Boron-free
A.k.a “soft glass”
- Acid- Resistant & Alkali-Resistant Glass
Example of Acid resistant and alkali resistant
Vycor 7900
Acid resistant and alkali resistant two characteristics
Heat-resistant (not as efficient as
borosilicate glass)
■ Chemically inert (a substance not
chemically reactive)
Silica fused to quartz
High Silica Glass
More expensive than borosilicate glass
High Silica Glass
High silica glass use for?
Spectrophotometer cuvettes
Contain materials that usually impart amber to red color
to the glass
Low Actinic Glass
t amber to red color
Reduces the amount of light transmitted to the
substance in the glassware disallowing
oxidation
A.k.a flint glass
Soda lime glass
sodiuum oxide
Soda
calcium oxide
Lime
Most inexpensive glass
○ Most common type of glass found outside the
laboratory
Soda lime glass
Example of Alumina-Silicate Glass
Corex(Corning, N.Y.)
used as resistor for electronic
circuitry
Alumina silicate glass
● Common uses: of soda lime glass
○ Volumetric flasks
○ Stirring rods
○ Single-use pipette or test tubes
● Common uses: Low actinic glass
For light-sensitive substances
■ Bilirubin
■ Vit. A
Acid resistant and alkali resistant use for
ashing and ignition techniques
Borosilicate glass use for
Heating
■ Open flame or electric heating
elements such as hotplates
MEASURING VESSELS (4)
a. Graduated cylinder
b. Burets
c. Volumetric flask
d. Pipet
GBVP