Sample containers & jars

Match the material to the sample. Polypropylene jars are light, unbreakable and suit most liquids, solids, food and environmental samples, for example the sterile PP sample container, 90 ml, with snap-on lid. For urine and clinical specimens, use a dedicated cup with scale and screw lid, like the PP urine specimen container, 125 ml. For volatile organics or solvents that could migrate into plastic, glass is the right choice, such as the wide-mouth glass jar with PTFE-lined cap, 125 ml. Choose the volume with some headspace. Questions: sales@luminixhealth.com.

Yes for microbiology, clinical samples, water for bacteriological testing and anything where contamination from the container would affect the result. Sterile containers are individually sterilised, often by irradiation; the sterile PP sample container, 90 ml is sterilised to ISO 11137. For chemical analysis, routine solids or sample storage where microbes do not matter, non-sterile jars are fine and more economical, for example the non-sterile PP sample containers, 225 ml, 100 pieces. Do not reuse sterile containers once opened. Check which grade your method prescribes.

For transport, a screw cap seals more reliably than a snap-on lid; the PP urine specimen container with screw lid is designed to prevent leakage. A tamper-evident ring shows whether a container has been opened between sampling and analysis, which matters for official and forensic samples; there are wide-neck containers for tamper-evident rings. Keep in mind that the container alone is not enough to ship diagnostic specimens: those need triple packaging under the applicable transport rules. Ask us about suitable secondary packaging: sales@luminixhealth.com.

Label the container before you fill it: a dry, clean surface holds a label far better. Many containers have a writing area, such as the labelling field on the PP urine specimen container. For cold storage, freezers, solvents or long archives, use labels made for those conditions, which you will find in laboratory labels. Put the code on the container body, not only on the lid, because lids get swapped. A barcode or QR code linked to your LIMS avoids transcription errors with large sample series.

A sample container or jar is the vessel the sample travels in, with a closure that survives the trip. The volume and the liner decide whether the sample that arrives is the sample that was taken.

A laboratory bottle is a closed container with a stated volume and a neck that takes a cap, a stopper or a dispenser. Borosilicate glass is the choice when the liquid is a solvent, or when the bottle will be heated or autoclaved. Polyethylene and polypropylene are the choice when the bottle must not shatter, or when hydrofluoric acid would attack glass. A narrow mouth pours. A wide mouth is for powders and for reaching the bottom. Laboratory ware of this kind is indexed under ISO laboratory glassware. Traceable volume sits with the BIPM and NIST Physical Measurement.

This shelf belongs to Bottles & containers, inside Labware. Luminix Health distributes this range for laboratory use.

The neighbouring shelves are Laboratory glass bottles, Plastic bottles (narrow & wide mouth), Canisters & jerrycans, Wash bottles and Bottle accessories (pouring rings, dispensers, caps). The category above this shelf is Bottles & containers.

Luminix Health distributes this range from the heart of Europe. We deliver across the EU in two to five days if in stock. Standard delivery is free from €250 excl. VAT. Cold-chain goods and dangerous goods under ADR are never included in that free delivery. The terms are in the Shipping Policy. Send a quote request, contact the team, or read who we are. The full brand index is on shop by brand.

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