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Autoclaves are widely used to sterilize instruments, glassware and plasticware, solutions and media, and to decontaminate biological wastes.

Kimble PTFE stopcock plugs are made of the most chemically inert material in laboratory use today. Only a few chemicals have any effect on PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene), and only at elevated temperatures and pressures.

Glassware is a smaller item common to many laboratories that must be evaluated as part of an effective safety plan.

Ground-glass joints and stopcocks should never be used when dry. Although ground-glass surfaces seal well without using lubricants, it is advisable to lubricate them to prevent sticking and breakage.

United Scientific has created a special guide for understanding the different properties of glassware and plasticware.

Quality reproducible results are only as good as the quality of materials used, the durable laboratory equipment used, and the facilitating scientist. Whether your lab’s processes are qualitative or quantitative, precision and care must be taken at all stages...

Accurate, reliable scientific work relies on precision in measurement wherever it is applied. This includes equipment like balances and scales but also manual tools like graduated cylinders or burettes.

Working in a laboratory implies working with glassware. Use the following list of terms to help you understand the nature and characteristics of the glass pieces that are a part of your laboratory’s inventory and how those characteristics affect the processing...