Falcon centrifuge and round-bottom tubes are preferred by life science researchers around the world because of the thoughtful design and attention to manufacturing detail that goes into our products. They have been designed, tested, and proven to assist you in your research like no other products on the market. Subtle details make Falcon tubes more reliable, more durable, and easier to use. These details add up to big differences in the way you work.
Preferred by life science researchers around the world.
Falcon Tube Features:
High Strength: Falcon tubes are engineered to provide high strength and wide temperature stability via state-of-the-art design and manufacturing. Falcon tubes will protect your valuable samples during centrifugation, vortexing, and long-term storage in the freezer.
Easy to Use: Falcon tubes are designed to simplify your work with easy-to-read dark blue graduations to help you accurately measure your samples. Utilize the large white writing area to label samples to minimize mix-ups. The racks make it easy to store and use Falcon tubes.
Biocompatible: Falcon tube resins are tested, qualified and shown to be non-toxic as established in U.S. Pharmacopoeia (USP) toxicity tests 87 and 88. This ensures the products do not contain concentrations of bioactive substances that could potentially interfere with biological experiments.
Most Reliable: All Falcon tubes are manufactured and tested to the highest quality standards in the industry for reliable performance and dependable research outcomes. Products you can trust are manufactured in our ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 registered facilities.
Falcon Centrifuge Tubes
Sample Falcon Centrifuge Tubes: The Most Dependable Tube in the Lab
Sample Falcon Centrifuge Tubes: The Most Dependable Tube in the Lab
Request a SampleFalcon centrifuge tubes are easy to use, high quality tools to protect your precious samples. You can rely on Falcon centrifuge tubes to maintain your sample integrity during spinning, freezing, and storage. Made from high-clarity polypropylene, the Falcon centrifuge tubes combine strength, chemical resistance, thermal stability, and optical clarity. Falcon tubes provide reliable performance for all your critical research applications.
Falcon centrifuge tubes are easy to use, high quality tools to protect your precious samples. You can rely on Falcon centrifuge tubes to maintain your sample integrity during spinning, freezing, and storage. Made from high-clarity polypropylene, the Falcon centrifuge tubes combine strength, chemical resistance, thermal stability, and optical clarity. Falcon tubes provide reliable performance for all your critical research applications.
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- Falcon 50 mL centrifuge tube with screw cap is ideal for applications requiring multiple aliquoting, storage, and pouring from the same tube. These caps are double threaded, allowing one-handed manipulation and reducing the chance of cross threading.
- Falcon centrifuge tubes are ideal for long-term cryogenic storage of specimens at -80°C (polypropylene)
- Falcon centrifuge tubes hold the centrifugation rating of 16,000 RCF (50 mL polypropylene)
- Falcon centrifuge tubes are packaged in convenient reusable racks or compact environmentally friendly bulk packs
- Falcon centrifuge tubes are sterile, non-cytotoxic, nonpyrogenic
- Falcon 50 mL centrifuge tube with screw cap is ideal for applications requiring multiple aliquoting, storage, and pouring from the same tube. These caps are double threaded, allowing one-handed manipulation and reducing the chance of cross threading.
- Falcon centrifuge tubes are ideal for long-term cryogenic storage of specimens at -80°C (polypropylene)
- Falcon centrifuge tubes hold the centrifugation rating of 16,000 RCF (50 mL polypropylene)
- Falcon centrifuge tubes are packaged in convenient reusable racks or compact environmentally friendly bulk packs
- Falcon centrifuge tubes are sterile, non-cytotoxic, nonpyrogenic
Falcon Round Bottom Tubes
These industry leading high quality round-bottom tubes meet researcher’s requirements for ease-of-use, reliability, and versatility. Manufactured in our state-of-the-artfacility to meet rigorous quality standards, the tighter dimensional tolerances provide assurance for consistent reproducible performance in your assays.
Falcon Round-bottom Tube Features:
- Falcon round-bottom tubes have dual position snap-cap to prevent sample loss with ease of handling. This design allows for culturing and storage in the same tube.
- Falcon round-bottom tubes have unsurpassed optical clarity and strength (polypropylene) to withstand high centrifugal forces
- Falcon round-bottom tubes are sterile, and non-pyrogenic
- Falcon round-bottom tubes are designed for use with BD FACS™ instrumentation
- Falcon round-bottom tubes reduce maintenance and wear of the Bal Seal O-ring resulting in less down time and costly repairs of valuable Flow Cytometry instruments
These industry leading high quality round-bottom tubes meet researcher’s requirements for ease-of-use, reliability, and versatility. Manufactured in our state-of-the-artfacility to meet rigorous quality standards, the tighter dimensional tolerances provide assurance for consistent reproducible performance in your assays.
Falcon Round-bottom Tube Features:
- Falcon round-bottom tubes have dual position snap-cap to prevent sample loss with ease of handling. This design allows for culturing and storage in the same tube.
- Falcon round-bottom tubes have unsurpassed optical clarity and strength (polypropylene) to withstand high centrifugal forces
- Falcon round-bottom tubes are sterile, and non-pyrogenic
- Falcon round-bottom tubes are designed for use with BD FACS™ instrumentation
- Falcon round-bottom tubes reduce maintenance and wear of the Bal Seal O-ring resulting in less down time and costly repairs of valuable Flow Cytometry instruments
Falcon Round-bottom Tube Specifications
Volume | Dimensions | Material | Cap | RCF | Typical Applications |
5 mL Falcon Round-bottom Tube | 12 x 75 mm | PP PS | Snap Snap | 3,000 1,400 |
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8 mL Falcon Round-bottom Tube | 13 x 100 mm | PS | Screw | 1,400 | High-optical clarity |
| 14 mL Falcon Round-bottom Tube* | 17 x 100 mm | PP PS | Snap Snap | 3,000 1,400 |
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16 mL Falcon Round-bottom Tube | 16 x 125 mm | PS | Screw | 1,400 | High-optical clarity; Suspension cultures |
19 mL Falcon Round-bottom Tube | 16 x 150 mm | PS | Screw | 1,400 | High-optical clarity; Suspension cultures |
PP = Polypropylene, PS = Polystyrene, *includes writing patch | |||||
Frequently Asked Questions About Falcon Tubes
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What is the difference between Falcon conical (centrifuge) tubes and Falcon round-bottom tubes?
Conical centrifuge tubes (commonly 15 mL and 50 mL) are designed for centrifugation, pelleting, freezing, and sample storage, with a conical bottom to help concentrate pellets. Round-bottom tubes are commonly used for assays and workflows such as flow cytometry (e.g., 12 x 75 mm formats), where a rounded base supports consistent sample presentation and handling.
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Which tube should I choose for centrifugation?
Use Falcon conical centrifuge tubes when you need to spin samples, form pellets, or decant supernatant. Confirm your centrifuge rotor and bucket compatibility (tube size and type) and follow your lab’s RCF/time guidance for the application.
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Are Falcon conical tubes leak-resistant?
Many Falcon conical tubes use a double-threaded screw cap design intended to reduce cross-threading and help minimize leakage when properly closed. Always ensure the cap is fully seated and avoid over-tightening.
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Can I freeze samples in Falcon tubes?
Falcon conical tubes are commonly used for freezing and freezer storage (for example, down to -80°C with polypropylene tubes). For any cryogenic storage scenario, verify your lab’s storage temperature requirements and safety practices before use.
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Can round-bottom tubes be used with flow cytometry instruments?
Falcon round-bottom tubes are widely used with flow cytometry workflows, and some are designed for use with specific instrumentation. Confirm the tube dimensions (such as 12 x 75 mm) and cap style match your instrument’s requirements.
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Do Falcon tubes come racked or in bulk packaging?
Falcon conical tubes are available in racks or bulk packaging options depending on the SKU. Choose the packaging format that best fits your workflow and storage space.
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