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The document describes different types of laboratory glassware and equipment used in medical laboratories, including beakers, erlenmeyer flasks, graduated cylinders, test tubes, pipettes, burettes, ring stands, thermometers, forceps, petri dishes, and bunsen burners.

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Glassware

The document describes different types of laboratory glassware and equipment used in medical laboratories, including beakers, erlenmeyer flasks, graduated cylinders, test tubes, pipettes, burettes, ring stands, thermometers, forceps, petri dishes, and bunsen burners.

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LABORATORY GLASSWARES

Introduction
• Laboratory glassware means a variety of
equipment, traditionally made of glass, and
used for the various scientific experiments in
several departments of medical laboratories
such as clinical biochemistry, microbiology,
hematology, and clinical pathology
• In modern labs, some of equipments made up
of plastic for cost saving.
Types of Glassware
• Laboratory glassware may be made from several types of glass,
each with different capabilities and used for different purposes.
• Borosilicate glass is transparent and can withstand thermal glass.
• Quartz glass can withstand very high temperatures and is
transparent in certain parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
• Darkened brown or amber (actinic) glass can block ultravoilet and
infrared radiation.
• Heavy-wall glass can withstand pressurized applications.
• Fritted glass is finely porous glass through which gas or liquid may
pass.
• Coated glassware is specially treated to reduce the occurrence of
breakage or failure.
• Silanized (siliconized) glassware is specially treated to prevent
organic samples from sticking to the glass.
Glassware can be divided into 2 groups
Non-Volumetric Glassware Volumetric Glassware
• Beaker • Graduated Cylinder
• Erlenmeyer Flask
Beaker
• A glass with a wide mouth and
usually a lip for pouring. Sizes range
from 50 mL to 1,000mL.​
• Used for mixing, holding,
and heating liquids. It can also be used
to transfer liquids from one container to
another.
• They are marked on the side
(graduated) to indicate the approximate
volume of their contents.
• This is NOT used for ACCURATE
measurement
Reagent Bottles
• Reagent bottles, also known as media bottles or
graduated bottles, are containers made of glass,
plastic, borosilicate or related substances, and
topped by special caps or stoppers.
• They are intended to contain chemicals in liquid
or powder form for laboratories and stored in
cabinets or on shelves.
• Dropping bottles, an alternative to pipetting
devices, allow for the repeated, consistent,
accurate dispensing of reagents one drop at a
time or in a stream. The dropper control tip on
dropping bottles snaps securely into place,
providing a leak-proof seal.
Erlenmeyer Flask
• A flat-bottomed laboratory flask
that tapers upward to a straight
neck
• Useful in the lab setting for stirring
the contents by hand
by swirling the flask
• They are marked on the side
(graduated) to indicate the
approximate volume of their
contents.
• This is NOT used for ACCURATE
measurement
Graduated Cylinder
• A tall narrow container
with a volume scale
• Used to measure liquid
volume exactly from 10
mL to 100 mL.
• Used for accurate and
precise measurement.
Test tubes
• A plain or lipped
tube usually of thin glass
closed at one end and
used especially in
chemistry and biology
• Used
by chemists to hold, mix,
or heat small quantities of
solid or liquid chemicals.
Test Tube Brush

• Test tube brushes


are used for
cleaning test tubes.
These brushes are
very durable and
have hog bristles
and a wire body.
Test Tube Holder/ Rack
• Used in the
laboratory
for holding test
tubes.
• A test tube rack
can hold about 6-
12 test tubes.
funnel
• A hollow cone with a tube
extending from the
smaller end designed to
catch and direct a
downward flow
• Used to channel liquid or
fine-grained
substances into containers
with a small opening.
PIPETTE
• A small piece of
apparatus which
typically consists
of a narrow tube
into which fluid is
drawn by suction
• Used to transport
a small amount of
a liquid
Tongs
• A device usually of two
movable pieces joined at
one end
• Used for grasping
andlifting containers of
heat-resistant
material used in high
temperature chemical
reactions.
BURETTE/ BURET
• A burette is a graduated
glass tube with a tap at one
end, for delivering known
volumes of a liquid,
especially in titrations. It is a
long, graduated glass tube,
with a stopcock at its lower
end and a tapered capillary
tube at the stopcock's outlet.
... A volumetric burette
delivers measured volumes
of liquid.
Ring Stand and Ring Clamp
• A metal stand
consisting of a
long upright rod
attached to a
heavy rectangular
base
• Used
for supporting
laboratory
equipment
THERMOMETER AND THERMOMETER
CLAMP
• A thermometer is an
instrument for measuring
temperature
– Used to take temperature
in Celsius
• A thermometer clamp is a
lightweight clamp
for supporting
thermometers
– Used to hold thermometer
on ring stand
Forceps
• A small instrument
that is used like
pincers in grasping
or pulling
something
• Used for picking
up objects too
small to be easily
handled
Petri dish
• A small shallow dish of
thin glass or plastic with
a loose cover
• Used for holding a
culture medium upon
which cells, bacteria,
and viruses can be
grown
Bunsen Burner
• A common piece of
laboratory equipment
that produces a single
open gas flame.
• Used to heat laboratory
samples when
the desired temperature
is 100°C or higher

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