labware
Plastic resins and solvent compatibility
A working map of polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, polycarbonate, PET and PTFE, and why the solvent chart still decides.
8 October 2026 · 7 min read
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labware
Polypropylene polyethylene and polystyrene
Where polypropylene, polyethylene and polystyrene belong in ordinary research work, and where a resin class stops being enough.
8 October 2026 · 7 min read
cell culture
Questions before a plasticware enquiry for culture
What to specify before a culture-plastic enquiry: printed growth area, treated or untreated surface, cap type, material, and the cell behaviour the vessel
8 October 2026 · 9 min read
labware
When to use plastic tubes tips and plates
When polypropylene tubes, pipette tips and polystyrene plates are the right vessel, and when solvent or volume still belongs in glass.
8 October 2026 · 8 min read