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Corning® and Costar® Plastic Screw Cap Storage Bottles

  Round Polystyrene Storage Bottle
  Figure 1. Corning® Round Polystyrene bottles offer easier gripping. 
Corning’s disposable polystyrene and polycarbonate storage bottles are designed for storing sterile tissue culture media and sera, buffers, biological fluids and other aqueous solutions in convenient, disposable bottles. All plastic storage bottles offer:
  • Convenience – sterile, ready to use with no clean up after
  • 45mm diameter caps for an air tight seal and help minimize contamination and leaks

Corning gives you more bottle choices:

  • Corning® square polycarbonate bottles with polypropylene caps are break resistant and autoclavable or microwavable
  • Corning® easy grip round polystyrene bottles with polyethylene caps have a low profile for easier gripping and greater stability
  • Costar® traditional round bottles with polyethylene caps

For more information on Corning’s plastic storage bottles visit Corning® Plastic Storage Bottles Selection and Use Guide. Choose your bottle styles:

Corning® and Costar® Plastic Screw Cap Storage Bottles Round Polystyrene Storage Bottles Easy Grip Round Polystyrene Storage Bottles Square Polycarbonate Storage Bottles
Costar® Round Polystyrene Storage Bottles Corning® Easy Grip Round Polystyrene Storage Botlles   Corning® Square Polycarbonate Storage Bottles
Bottle Material  Polystyrene  Polystyrene  Polycarbonate
Sterile  Yes  Yes   No
Autoclavable (121° C, 15 psi, 20 minutes)  No  No Yes, once§
Maximum Working Temperature  70°  70°  130°
Minimum Working Temperature  -20°  -20°  -80°
Cap Color  Red  Orange  Orange
Cap Material (Maximum
Temperature)
High Density
Polyethylene (121º)
High Density
Polyethylene (121º) 
Polypropylene (140º) 
CO2 Gas Permeability  High  High  Medium
Shatter Resistance  Medium  Medium  High
Use with Corning Vacuum Filters  Recommended  Recommended   Not recommended 
Available Sizes: Click on the appropriate catalog number below to go to the catalog for detailed product descriptions and ordering information.
 125 mL  8388    Not Available  Not available
 150 mL  Not available  431175   431430 
 250 mL  8390   430281    431431
 500 mL  8393   430282   431432 
 1L  8396  430518   431433 
§Autoclaving will reduce mechanical strength.
*Bottle performance in freezers depends on both the temperature and contents in the bottle. It is strongly recommended that a trial run be performed under actual conditions to test the suitability of the bottles for frozen storage.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

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