PPE and Safety Apparel

Laboratory consumables typically are a wide range of products that are used for laboratory testing.  These products only have limited amounts of use.  They usually can be used until they “run out.”  After that, they have to be disposed of.

Science has become very reliant on sterile and disposable products over the past several decades.  Some fields of research that commonly use laboratory consumables are biochemistry, food and drug inspections, school chemistry labs, clinical detection and hospitals.  A variety of other research and experimental locations need laboratory supplies and consumables.  Many of the products you will see below can also be used in household settings.

Top Laboratory Consumables

Most laboratories will have some type of consumables that are needed in everyday use. The following list covers some of the most common types of laboratory consumables and their uses.

Disposable Beakers & Funnels

Disposable beakers and funnels are commonly used in many lab environments.  They are great for measuring volumes and transporting liquids. Many of these are unbreakable, resistant to strong acids and bases, heat resistant and clear for easy measuring.

Disposable Gloves & Face Masks

Disposable gloves and face masks are readily used not only in labs and hospitals but in the everyday activities of many businesses.  These products have become a staple to have in any environment over the last few years.

Disposable Swabs

There are many different kinds of disposable swabs that you are able to choose from.  All have their own uses from precision cleaning, reducing contamination, specimen collection and more.  Disposable swabs are used in microbiology, PCR analysis, rapid test diagnostics, industrial use and even household use. 

Disposable Pipettes & Accessories

Disposable pipettes (also called transfer pipettes) are typically used in laboratories to transfer small amounts of liquids.  There are several different kinds of pipettes including air displacement, positive displacement and dispenser pipettes.  There are also many different kinds of accessories that can come with pipettes.

Disposable Sample Containers & Bags

There are a wide variety of different kinds and sizes of disposable sample containers and bags on the market today.  Typically, these products are used for collecting samples.  You can collect everything from blood, urine and more.

Disposable Petri Dishes & Cell Culture Plates

Disposable petri dishes and cell culture plates are used in a wide variety of fields from microbiology to chemistry to botany and agriculture.  These small dishes and plates are commonly used to cultivate microorganisms such as molds, yeasts and bacteria.  They are also used to view early states of plant germination and grow plants asexually.

Disposable Test Tubes & Centrifuge Tubes

Disposable test tubes are suitable for a diverse array of laboratory applications.  They come in various capacities, configurations and materials.  Test tubes are typically used to hold chemicals during experiments.  They can also be used to mix two substances or hold corrosive chemicals. Centrifuge tubes are very similar to test tubes.  They are used to hold liquids during the process of centrifugation which separates a sample into components while rapidly rotating it.

Histology Consumables

There is a wide range of different types of consumables that are used in the field of histology.  These include:

• Anti-Fatigue Mats - these mats offer comfort for the person standing on them and can reduce fatigue
• Cassettes - used in a cassette labeling instrument to keep specimens safely submerged in a solution.
• Coverslips - used to hold and protect an organism in place while creating a microscope slide.
• Embedding Products - these are used in processes where tissues or specimens are enclosed in an embedding medium and use a mold.
• Microscope Slides - these are used to hold objects that you would like to view under a microscope.
• Specimen Collection Containers - the uses of these are for holding, transporting and keeping specimens sterile.

Disposable Syringes & Drug Dosage Supplies

Disposable syringes are used in a variety of fields from chemistry, biology, hospitals, schools and in households.  These types of syringes are used for the injection of drugs, vaccines, and the extraction of blood.  They are also commonly used for injecting insulin or the administering of a local anesthesia.  Drug dosage supplies are typically small syringes that are used to administer liquid forms of medicine for children, animals and adults.

As you can see, there are many different types and uses of laboratory consumables for every type of laboratory.  These are quality products that will keep your lab running effectively and efficiently.  Products like these are critical to many labs and they offer convenience, quality and value.  This makes it easier to focus on the important things - your own work in the laboratory.

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