All pipettes are supplied with a filter for protection against the suction of liquid into the pipetting device. Lot number and expiry date is on each bag noted. By using a high-grade polystyrene a maximum clarity is guaranteed. Increased volume of pipettes is a negative graduations. Pipette colour code according to international standards. Short-format pipettes (shorties) permit back-saving work.

Properties:

• Non-cytotoxic and free of detectable DNase, RNase and human DNA and endotoxins
• Sterile
• High optical clarity
• Maximum accuracy
• Drop-free pipetting
• Clear, easily legible graduation
• 5/10/25 ml pipettes with vertical Schellbach stripe for easier volume identification

The standard round design is supplemented by a square-profile dish and the OneWell Plate™. To enable parallel testing of a single sample using different agars, divided dishes with two or three compartments are available. The product range is completed by contact dishes and graduated germ count dishes.

Proporties:

• Available in different nominal sizes
• Easy stacking
• Vented for improved gas exchange
• non-vented for long incubation period
• Sterilised dishes available on request
• Manufactured from crystal clear polystyrene
• Heat resistance for use with hot agar

96 Well Polystyrene Microplates are manufactured under DIN ISO 9001 guidelines and can be traced all the way back to production through a defined LOT number system. Furthermore they are footprint compatible with automated systems. Polystyrene is a highly clear polymer with excellent optical properties which makes it ideal for precise optical measurements. An it is suitable for work with cell cultures.

Properties:

• Are manufactured without the use of siliconbased mould release
• U-Bottom: ideally suited for agglutination tests, no sharp corners
• V-Bottom: entire sample volume must be pipetted off
• F-Bottom / Standard (ST): for precise optical measurements, microscopic applications (bottom reading)
• Are analysed for detectable DNase, RNase and human DNA
• Are free of biocides and antistatics

The range of Greiner Bio-One tubes and multipurpose containers/beakers is very versatile and meets a wide variety of different demands. Polystyrene is ideally suited for optical measurements
as a result of its high clarity.

Proporties:

• Available in different sizes
• High clarity
• Appropriate grip stoppers for each tube are listed in the table with their Art.-No.

Cryo.s™ are suitable for storage of cell cultures, tissue samples, microbiological samples (e.g. viruses, bacteria, yeast, other fungi, spores), material of human or animal origin (such as blood, serum, sperm) as well as antibodies, RNA, DNA and protein samples. Cryo.s™ are not intended for sample storage within reproductive medicine.

Properties:

• Endotoxin-free
• Non- cytotoxic
• Free of detectable DNase, RNase, human DNA
• Heavy-metal free
• Made from virgin, leachable-free, USP class VI certified, medical grade polypropylene
• CE-marked
• High thermal resistance
• Cryo.s™ with internal thread have a silicone gasket

In the case of concentration determinations in microplates, the measurement is made vertically and the layer thickness of the sample to be measured is dependent on the sample volume. Even with smaller sample volumes, the resulting layer thicknesses are sufficient for precise measurement. At a constant sample volume, concentrations can be determined with the aid of a calibration curve.

Properties:

• Optical window down to 230 nm ideal for nucleic acid determinations at 260 nm/280 nm
• For measurements of protein concentration at 280 nm
• Transmission measurements with UV light up to 230 nm
• DMSO-resistant
• Stored at -20 °C without any problem

For cell culture, Greiner Bio-One offers standard and filter cap cell culture flasks with growth areas of four different sizes. Suspension culture flasks complete the range in another sizes.They are made of high-grade polystyrene. The special design of our cell culture flasks makes it possible to efficiently reach the cell lawn with a cell scraper, whilst still providing optimal access with a pipette. The special neck
design reduces the risk of wetting the inside of the cap with medium, thus providing additional protection against contamination. The stacking rim on the top of the flasks ensures firm standing and easy stackability in the incubator.

Properties:

• Improved cell adhesion through physical surface treatment
• Cell culture flasks with filter screw cap
• Canted neck
• Graduation on both sides
• Sterile and user-friendly packaging
• 25 cm², 75 cm² and 175 cm² growth areas
• High and flat design of the 175 cm² cell culture flask for variability of media volume

For cell culture, Greiner Bio-One offers standard and filter cap cell culture flasks with growth areas of four different sizes. Suspension culture flasks complete the range in another sizes.They are made of high-grade polystyrene. The special design of our cell culture flasks makes it possible to efficiently reach the cell lawn with a cell scraper, whilst still providing optimal access with a pipette. The special neck
design reduces the risk of wetting the inside of the cap with medium, thus providing additional protection against contamination. The stacking rim on the top of the flasks ensures firm standing and easy stackability in the incubator.

Properties:

• Hydrophobic surface, ideal for suspension cultures, hybridoma and embryonic stem cells
• Suspension culture flasks with filter screw cap
• Canted neck
• Graduation on both sides
• Sterile and user-friendly packaging
• 50 ml, 250 ml, 550 ml and 650 ml volumes available

Made of highly transparent PP without additives. Ultra-thin PP ensures optimum heat transfer during amplification. Comprehensive thermal cycler compatibility. Reaction vessels with flat lids for Real Time PCR / quantitative PCR have matted lids for easier labeling.

Features & Benefits:

• Packaging labeling with production symbols for easier identification and storage
• Free of detectable DNase, RNase and human DNA
• Free of detectable endotoxins

ThinCert™ Cell Culture Inserts for advanced cell and tissue culture applications. They are compatible with standard CELLSTAR® multiwell plates. The coupling between the housing and the membrane is achieved using an automated process which produces an extremely strong and robust seal without compromising or weakening the membrane in any way. The membranes undergo a physical surface treatment to optimise cellular adherence and growth characteristics. Due to a high chemical resistance to solvents a broad spectrum of cell fixation protocols can be performed. The specific hanging geometry design of the ThinCertTM cell culture inserts ensures that there is always a gap between the membrane support and the bottom of the well.

Proporties:

• Stable clear polystyrene housing, USP class VI certified and cell culture compatible
• Hanging geometry
• Sealed PET capillary pore membrane
• Single, sterile blister packing
• Improved cell adhesion through physical surface treatment
• Simplified pipetting due to self-lift geometry
• Enhanced pipetting access and gas exchange

The 0,5 ml and 2 ml MASTERBLOCK® are ideal microplates for storing non-human sample material but are also ideal for cultivating bacteria or yeast. Their most important properties are biological inertness, resistance to numerous solvents commonly used in the laboratory, such as DMSO and temperature resistance from -196 °C to +121 °C.

Properties:

• Uniform external dimensions and tolerances
• Alphanumeric well coding
• Sealable with adhesive films and heat sealer
• Sealable with CapMats
• Available sterile or non-sterile
• Barcode-labelled on request

The range of Greiner Bio-One tubes and multipurpose containers/beakers is very versatile and meets a wide variety of different demands. Polypropylene displays high thermal, mechanical and chemical resistance. It is therefore recommended for the storage of chemical and biological samples.

Proporties:

• Appropriate grip stoppers for each tube are listed in the table with their Art.-No.
• Available in different sizes

Properties:
- Improved handling since the tubes can be opened with one hand

• Rubber base to prevent slipping
• Offers space for up to 40 Cryo.s™

Disposal bags made of polypropylene foil for sterilisation in the steam autoclave. On request disposal bags are also available with imprint ”Biohazard“ if a sufficient number is ordered. For users of hot-air sterilisers, disposal bags made of polyamide are available for use up to +160 °C.

Properties:

• Ideal for the hygieni disposal of contaminated laboratory items

Cell culture multiwell plates are available in the hydrophilic surface (TC surface treatment) for improved cell adhesion and hydrophobic surface for suspension cultures and hybridoma cells. All panels can be stacked together, both with and without cover. The special design of the panels is also in stacked plates a faster heat exchange over the entire bottom surface of each plate allows . All plates have an imprinted lot number and are both pyrogens and DNase / RNase - free .

Properties:

• High clarity and low autofluorescence
• Lid enables optimal gas exchange with the lowest possible evaporation
• Single position lids to prevent cross-contamination
• Alphanumeric well coding
• Compatible with common instruments and automated systems
• Easy-to-open packaging

Polypropylene tubes with very good thermal, mechanical and chemical stability. Fitted with screw-on closure. Packed in boxes or bags. With graduations and labelling area. Tubes are sterile, cytotoxicity-free, DNase/RNase- and human DNA-free.

The PP, in medical quality, is USP Class VI certified and therefore free of removable components. High thermal resistance. CE marked and sterilized using ISO-11137 compliant radiation methods. Cryo.s™ with internal thread have a silicone ring.

Features & Benefits:

• SAL value 10-⁶?
• Free of detectable DNase. RNase and human DNA
• Free of detectable endotoxins, free of cytotoxic substances
• Insertion plates available

ThinCert™ Cell Culture Inserts for advanced cell and tissue culture applications. They are compatible with standard CELLSTAR® multiwell plates. The coupling between the housing and the membrane is achieved using an automated process which produces an extremely strong and robust seal without compromising or weakening the membrane in any way. The membranes undergo a physical surface treatment to optimise cellular adherence and growth characteristics. Due to a high chemical resistance to solvents a broad spectrum of cell fixation protocols can be performed. The specific hanging geometry design of the ThinCertTM cell culture inserts ensures that there is always a gap between the membrane support and the bottom of the well.

Proporties:

• Stable clear polystyrene housing, USP class VI certified and cell culture compatible
• Hanging geometry
• Sealed PET capillary pore membrane
• Single, sterile blister packing
• Improved cell adhesion through physical surface treatment
• Simplified pipetting due to self-lift geometry
• Enhanced pipetting access and gas exchange

Properties:

• Free of detectable DNase, RNase, human DNA
• Non-Pyrogenic, non-cytotoxic
• Made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
• Available in three sizes
• Sterilised by irradiation
• With graduation
• Triple-packed for GMP-compliant workflow

The 1 ml MASTERBLOCK® are ideal microplates for storing non-human sample material but are also ideal for cultivating bacteria or yeast. Their most important properties are biological inertness, resistance to numerous solvents commonly used in the laboratory, such as DMSO and temperature resistance from -196 °C to +121 °C.

Properties:

• Uniform external dimensions and tolerances
• Alphanumeric well coding
• Sealable with adhesive films and heat sealer
• Sealable with CapMats
• Available sterile or non-sterile
• Barcode-labelled on request

96 Well Polystyrene Microplates are manufactured under DIN ISO 9001 guidelines and can be traced all the way back to production through a defined LOT number system. Furthermore they are footprint compatible with automated systems. Polypropylene (PP) has low biomolecular binding characteristics, a high temperature tolerance, and is resistant to many standard laboratory chemicals, such as DMSO. From black polypropylene microplates for fluorescence polarisation to white microplates for scintillation proximity assays (SPA), the 96 well polypropylene range has all you need.

Properties:

• Uniform external dimensions
• Well-to-well spacing 9 mm
• Alphanumeric well coding
• High chemical resistance
• High temperature resistance (-196 °C to +121 °C)
• Sealable with adhesive films and heat sealer
• Sealable with CapMats
• F-Bottom / Chimney Well: chimney-like arrangement wells, each well stands on its own
• V-Bottom: entire sample volume must be pipetted off

The optimised design of the scraper blade features a pivot angle of 60° that facilitates uniform contact with the growth surface, minimal mechanical strain and efficient cell harvest, even from poorly accessible surfaces. The scraper design also minimises any
accumulation of cell suspension to the blade structure. The handle length has been adapted for use.

Proporties:

• For gentle mechanical removal of adherent cells
• Optimised blade design for maximum cell harvest
• Blade length: 1.8 cm
• Minimal mechanical strain
• 28 cm and 40 cm handhold length
• Pivot angle 60°
• Sterile individual packaging

Efficient separation of lymphocytes and mononuclear cells from peripheral blood and bone marrow.

Properties:

• Enrichment directly from whole blood
• Simplified filling through porous barrier
• Rapid separation in 15 minutes at room temperature
• No additional laboratory equipment required
• Removal of erythrocytes and granulocytes
• No recontamination with erythrocytes
• No blocking of marker molecules
• Pre-filled option with Leucosep™ separation medium
• Available unfilled for usage of different separation media

The Macroplate is practical and space-saving alternative to six standard petri dishes, the numeric coding allows easier identification of wells. CELLSTAR® OneWell PlateTM filled with agar, the new OneWell PlateTM can be used as an HTS petri dish for the cultivation and screening of bacteria. Handling and the required incubator space are improved compared to a round cell culture dish. Notches on the left side of the plate and the lid ensure a secured lid position.

Proporties:

• Manufactured from crystal clear polystyrene
• Sterile dishes available on request
• Easy stacking
• Vented design

Swab tubes are suitable for taking non-human bacteriological, serological or cytological samples in veterinary research. They are also useful for hygienic controls in food industry as well as in environmental sampling.

Proporties:

• Suitable for collection and transport of nonhuman bacteriological and cytological samples
• Sterilised by irradiation
• Swab tubes are made of polystyrene
• Swabs are made of cotton

Cell culture multiwell plates are available in the hydrophilic surface (TC surface treatment) for improved cell adhesion and hydrophobic surface for suspension cultures and hybridoma cells. Cell culture microplates from the CELLSTAR® range are specifically treated. This treatment leads to polar groups such as carboxyl and hydroxyl groups , added to the plastic surface. These allow the growth of adherent cell lines. They are also suitable for automated systems and contain an alphanumeric well coding. They are also suitable for footprint systems and contain an alphanumeric well coding.

Properties:

• High clarity enables optimal microscopic examinations
• Lid enables optimal gas exchange with the lowest possible evaporation
• Stackable
• Alphanumeric well coding
• Individually wrapped peel-off bags
• Consecutive lot numbering
• 384 and 1536 well foramt available

Cell culture multiwell plates are available in the hydrophilic surface (TC surface treatment) for improved cell adhesion and hydrophobic surface for suspension cultures and hybridoma cells. All panels can be stacked together, both with and without cover. The special design of the panels is also in stacked plates a faster heat exchange over the entire bottom surface of each plate allows . All plates have an imprinted lot number and are both pyrogens and DNase / RNase - free .

Properties:

• High clarity and low autofluorescence
• Lid enables optimal gas exchange with the lowest possible evaporation
• Single position lids to prevent cross-contamination
• Alphanumeric well coding
• Compatible with common instruments and automated systems
• Easy-to-open packaging

The CELLCOAT® product line comprises cell culture vessels which are coated with proteins of the extracellular matrix or synthetic proteins. Beside an improved adhesion and proliferation of primary cells and various cell lines. CELLCOAT® plates are highly suitable for serum-free and serum-reduced cell cultivation. Experiments which include additional washing steps or stressful procedures, e.g. transfection. Moreover, the differentiation of individual cell types can be enhanced through the protein-coating.
Poly-D-Lysine (PDL) are synthetic molecules that are used to improve adhesion of different cell types to polystyrene surfaces. Especially when serumfree or serum-reduced medium is used or when experiments such as transfections are performed, the cultivation efficiency of individual cell lines can be improved. As synthetic molecule Poly-D-Lysine is free of impurities carried by other proteins.

Proporties:

• Shelf life: 24 months at room temperature
• Cell differentiation and neuron growth
• Automated cell culture

Lids offer protection against contamination and evaporation during sample storage and cell cultivation. Four different polystyrene lids are available. High profile without condensation rings is mainly used for non TC-treated 96 well microplates. High profile with condensation rings is recommended for cell culture applications, since it ensures an optimum oxygen supply to cultivated cells due to improved gas exchange. Low profile lids contents are protected against evaporation and contamination, and the covered microplates can be easily gripped on the side in automated processes. Universal ultra low profile lids is compatible with a whole range of different microplates, provides the greatest possible protection against evaporation, and is also suitable for use in automated systems.

Properties:

• Endotoxin-free
• Free of detectable DNase, RNase, human DNA
• All sterile lids are non-cytotoxic

96 Well Polystyrene Microplates are manufactured under DIN ISO 9001 guidelines and can be traced all the way back to production through a defined LOT number system. Furthermore they are footprint compatible with automated systems. Polystyrene is a highly clear polymer with excellent optical properties which makes it ideal for precise optical measurements. An it is suitable for work with cell cultures.

Properties:

• Reduction of sample volume by up to 50 %
• Standardised pathlength (1 cm=170 μl, 0.5 cm=80 μl)
• medium binding microplate is more hydrophobic than the surface of a high binding microplate
• μClear® with ultra-thin films, without the use of adhesives or solvents
• Are analysed for detectable DNase, RNase and human DNA
• Are free of biocides and antistatics
• Are manufactured without the use of siliconbased mould release

CELLSTAR® Cell Culture Dishes are made of high-grade polystyrene. Improved cell adhesion through physical surface treatment. The special design of our cell culture dishes makes it possible to efficiently reach the cell lawn with a cell scraper. The dishes are available in different sizes and suitable surface.

Properties:

• Improved cell adhesion through physical surface treatment
• Vents ensure optimal gas exchange
• Sterile and user-friendly packaging
• Available in the nominal sizes 35, 60, 100 and 145 mm ø
• 8.7 to 143 cm² growth areas
• Easy stacking
• Maximal transparency for excellent microscopic analysis
• 35 ø dish also available with 4 internal wells

Micro pipette tips with a pipetting volume of up to 20 μl are suitable for the precise pipetting of the smallest possible liquid volumes as a result of their small size and thus small dead volume. Greiner Bio-One currently offers three types of micro pipette tips (micro tip P10, micro tip P10 graduated, crystal tip). 20 μl Crystal Pipette Tips ideally suited for Eppendorf®. 10 μl Micro Pipette Tips ideally suited for Gilson®.

Properties:

• Manufactured from high-grade polypropylene
• Optimum in performance and fit
• High breaking strength, and dimensionally stable, free of heavy metals
• Heat-resistant up to ca. +140 °C, cold-resistant down to -190 °C
• Autoclavable

The range of Greiner Bio-One tubes and multipurpose containers/beakers is very versatile and meets a wide variety of different demands. Polypropylene displays high thermal, mechanical and chemical resistance. It is therefore recommended for the storage of chemical and biological samples. Polystyrene is ideally suited for optical measurements as a result of its high clarity.

Proporties:

• Two-position vent stopper enables a uniform ventilation or airtight closure
• Also available with graduation
• Are free of detectable DNase / RNase
• Non pyrogenic
• Available in different sizes and packaging units

Properties:
- Free of detectable DNase, RNase, human DNA

• Non-Pyrogenic
• High chemical and temperature resistance
• Available in different sizes
• Available for Eppendorf, Vitatron and Roche systems
• Brown reaction tube for light-sensitive materials

Properties:

• Free of detectable DNase, RNase, human DNA
• Non-Pyrogenic
• High chemical and temperature resistance
• Available in different sizes
• Available for Eppendorf, Vitatron and Roche systems
• Brown reaction tube for light-sensitive materials

Like the 200 μl tip, the 1000 μl tip recommended for Eppendorf® pipettors is distinguished particularly by a shorter tip collar. It can be used for volumes between 100 and 1000 μl. It is also suitable for Gilson® pipettors with a volume of 200 - 1000 μl and is only available in blue.

Properties:

• Manufactured from high-grade polypropylene
• Optimum in performance and fit
• high breaking strength, and dimensionally stable, free of heavy metals
• heat-resistant up to ca. +140 °C, cold-resistant down to -190 °C
• Autoclavable
• Available clear

This pipette tip type is recommended when pipettors from different manufacturers are used at the same time. The graduation makes it easier to check the pipetted volume.

Properties:

• graduated
• Manufactured from high-grade polypropylene
• Optimum in performance and fit
• high breaking strength, and dimensionally stable, free of heavy metals
• heat-resistant up to ca. +140 °C, cold-resistant down to -190 °C
• Autoclavable
• Available clear
• Suitable for Brand®; Eppendorf®; Finnpipette®; Gilson®; Socorex®

The product range of the 1536 well polystyrene microplates is extended by a polypropylene storage plate (Deep Well microplate) with a total volume of 18 μl. The working volume of this plate is between 3 and 15 μl.

Properties:

• Uniform external dimensions and tolerances
• Alphanumeric well coding
• High chemical resistance
• High temperature resistance (-196 °C to +121 °C)
• Sealable with adhesive films and heat sealer

The highest possible degree of automation, optimal performance and cost savings continue to be the requirements placed on microplates for high-throughput screening. The footprint is compatible with automated systems. Polystyrene is a highly clear polymer with excellent optical properties which makes it ideal for precise optical measurements. The improved Rounded Square Well Design allows flexible working volume of 15 - 110 μl, with the advantages of a round well, such as reduced wicking and bubbling.

Properties:

• Well volume is 12.6 μl
• Working volume of 3 - 10 μl
• Curvature of the plates to < 100 μm
• Ideally suited for bottom reading even at low working volumes
• Suited for transmission, fluorescence and luminescence applications
• Excellent optical properties

Cell culture multiwell plates are available in the hydrophilic surface (TC surface treatment) for improved cell adhesion and hydrophobic surface for suspension cultures and hybridoma cells. Cell culture microplates from the CELLSTAR® range are specifically treated. This treatment leads to polar groups such as carboxyl and hydroxyl groups , added to the plastic surface. These allow the growth of adherent cell lines. They are also suitable for automated systems and contain an alphanumeric well coding. They are also suitable for footprint systems and contain an alphanumeric well coding.

Properties:

• Perfect for top reading even at low working volumes
• Suited for transmission, fluorescence and luminescence applications
• Excellent optical properties
• Optimal performance
• Highest possible degree of automation
• 96 and 384 well format availbale

The range of Greiner Bio-One tubes and multipurpose containers/beakers is very versatile and meets a wide variety of different demands. Polystyrene is ideally suited for optical measurements
as a result of its high clarity. With graduation which enables the user to better check the pipetted volume.

Properties:

• Manufactured from high-grade polypropylene
• Optimum in performance and fit
• high breaking strength, and dimensionally stable, free of heavy metals
• heat-resistant up to ca. +140 °C, cold-resistant down to -190 °C
• Autoclavable
• Available clear

All plates consist of an optically clear borosilicate glass bottom. The glass bottom allows transmission measurements in the wavelength range above 350 nm. The 175 μm thick glass bottom of the SensoPlate™ is equivalent to the light path of standard coverslips. A adhesive is used for the fixing glass bottom plates to enable a minimal autofluorescence.

Properties:

• For the fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
• A light path of 175 +/- 15 μm
• available sterile with lid
• The footprint of all glass bottom microplates is conform to the ANSI 1-2004 standard