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Glass and plastic labware selection by chemical compatibility, accuracy class and the task on the bench.

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Glass beakers and graduated cylinders holding blue and clear liquids on a dark lab bench

labware

A glossary of labware terms

Definitions of the labware words that change a result: class marks, to contain and to deliver, joint size, resin, sterile and clean.

8 October 2026 · 7 min read

Glass beakers and graduated cylinders holding blue and clear liquids on a dark lab bench

labware

Beakers are for handling not for accuracy

Why a beaker graduation is only a handling guide, and when a concentration other people will reuse belongs in a volumetric flask.

8 October 2026 · 7 min read

Glass beakers and graduated cylinders holding blue and clear liquids on a dark lab bench

Pillar · labware

Choosing laboratory glassware

How to match borosilicate beakers, flasks and volumetric glass to the measurement you need, and when a printed line is only a guide.

8 October 2026 · 8 min read

Cryo-gloved hand lifting a rack of cryovials from a liquid nitrogen dewar with vapour rising

labware

Cryovials and seal design

How internal thread, external thread and an O-ring relate to a manufacturer's limit of nitrogen vapour or liquid-phase storage.

8 October 2026 · 7 min read

Glass beakers and graduated cylinders holding blue and clear liquids on a dark lab bench

labware

Dishwasher residues and enzyme assays

How detergent film from a washer inhibits enzymes and cells, and which rinse and dedicated-glass terms belong in a method.

8 October 2026 · 7 min read

Stacked boxes of pipette tips in blue racks

labware

Filter tips versus standard tips

When a filter tip is the right aerosol barrier for nucleic acid, culture or radioisotope work, and why the pipette still sets accuracy.

8 October 2026 · 8 min read

Glass beakers and graduated cylinders holding blue and clear liquids on a dark lab bench

labware

Glass bottles caps and autoclave cycles

How to specify a glass bottle and cap for steam sterilisation, including thread, headspace, loosened caps, and thermal shock.

8 October 2026 · 7 min read

Glass beakers and graduated cylinders holding blue and clear liquids on a dark lab bench

labware

Graduated cylinders and their tolerance

Why two people disagree on a graduated cylinder, how meniscus and tilt create the error, and when the job belongs in a flask.

8 October 2026 · 7 min read