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.
Thermo Scientific™ Sterilin™ Scintillation Vial
Get accurate results in liquid scintillation counting and beta/gamma counting with Thermo Scientific™ Sterilin™ Scintillation Vials. The quarter-turn cap ensures reliable sample storage.
Kartell™ Scintillation Vials
Designed with heavy walls to minimize solvent losses. Kartell™ Scintillation Vials are compatible with all liquid scintillation 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 Polypropylene Cap
Fit all common counters
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 with White Urea Caps
Fit all common counters
Fisherbrand™ 7mL HDPE Scintillation Vials
Wide mouth vial with white polyethylene closure.
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ 20mL Glass Screw-Thread Scintillation Vials
Manufactured from clear KG-33 borosilicate glass
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.
Fisherbrand™ 7mL Borosilicate Glass Scintillation Vial
Smaller capacity vial saves in solvent use and disposal
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ 4mL Polypropylene Scintillation Vial
For low-activity counting
DWK Life Sciences Kimble™ Closures for 20mL Glass and Plastic Scintillation Vials
Durable screw thread closures
DWK Life Sciences Wheaton™ Caps For Liquid Scintillation Vials
Use as replacement caps or for vials that are provided without caps
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.