Vials, Septa

Screw seals ND10 are made of PP and have a 10-425 thread. They have a 7 mm centre hole or are closed. Screw seals are supplied with fitted septa made of a variety of materials or without any septa.

These septa are temperature-resistant from -40 °C to 120 °C and ideal for multiple injections thanks to their excellent resealability properties.

Screw seals ND24 (EPA) are made of PP and are supplied with or without fitted septa made of a variety of materials. They have a 24-400 thread, a 15 mm centre hole or are closed.

These septa are temperature-resistant from -60 °C to 200 °C and have better purity than septa made of natural rubber, butyl or red rubber. However, they have less effective resealability properties and are therefore more suitable for single-injection applications.

With Ultrabond seals, the caps and septa form an inseparable unit, which means that even a blunt needle is unable to push the septa into the vial.

Crimp and headspace seals ND20 are made of aluminium and are supplied with fitted septa made of a variety of materials. There are the following different types of caps available:

Plain caps with a 10 mm center hole. These caps are suitable for standard applications. They are available in several colours on request.

Clear lacquered caps, so called headspace caps, with a special score line that breaks when the internal pressure reaches 3.0 ± 0.5 bar. The excess pressure is then released, and the risk of the vial exploding can be avoided.

Clear lacquered centre tear-off caps and complete tear-off caps. These caps are available in several colours on request.

Gold lacquered, magnetic crimp caps with 5 mm centre hole to be used with CE HS500/HS800, CTC 500, as well as Fisons HS500 / HS800 instruments.

Gold lacquered, magnetic crimp caps with 8 mm centre hole to be used with CTC Combi PAL instruments.

Red lacquered, magnetic bimetal crimp caps with 8 mm centre hole to be used with CTC Combi PAL instruments.

These grey septa are temperature-resistant from -40 °C to 120 °C and have excellent chemical properties. They are 3.0 mm thick and have a hardness of 50° shore A.

Short thread screw seals ND9 are made of PP and are supplied with fitted septa made of a variety of materials. They have a 6 mm centre hole and are available in different colours. The screw caps are similar in shape to the crimp caps and are therefore also suitable for robotic handling.

These septa are temperature-resistant from -40 °C to 110 °C. They are easier to penetrate and have lower particle formation than septa made of natural rubber.

Precision thread headspace vials ND18 made of clear and amber first hydrolytic class glass are a practical alternative to the corresponding crimp neck vials ND20. Thanks to its many thread turns, the precision thread ensures that the septum is pressed firmly against the glass neck, keeping the vial gas-tight.

The vials are suitable both for solid phase microextraction (SPME) and for headspace applications. They are especially used with autosamplers made by CTC Pal, Varian, Gerstel, Atas, Shimadzu and Agilent.

Screw seals ND10 are made of PP and have a 10-425 thread. They have a 7 mm centre hole or are closed. Screw seals are supplied with fitted septa made of a variety of materials or without any septa.

These septa are temperature-resistant from -40 °C to 110 °C and easier to penetrate and have lower particle formation than septa made of natural rubber.

Crimp neck and headspace vials ND20 with rounded or flat bottom made of clear and amber first hydrolytic class glass need to be able to withstand very high internal pressures and, as a result, their walls are generally 1.2 mm thick. The vials are available with a flat DIN crimp neck or with a bevelled neck (HS neck).

On the flat DIN crimp neck, liners have a greater contact surface, which ensures a better seal. A bevelled HS neck is required if the overpressure safety seal system patented by Perkin Elmer is used, since excess pressure can only be reliably dissipated in vials with an HS neck.

Snap cap vials ND18/ND22 are made of clear third hydrolytic class glass. They are easy to handle and can be opened and sealed very quickly. Transparent PE caps have to be ordered separately.

Crimp seals ND11 are made of aluminium. They are clear or lacquered in different colours and have a 5.5 mm hole. They are supplied with fitted septa made of a variety of materials.

These septa with instrument manufacturer's quality are temperature-resistant from -40 °C to 110 °C. They are easier to penetrate and have lower particle formation than septa made of natural rubber.

Snap ring vials and micro-vials ND11 made of clear and amber first hydrolytic class glass can be used on almost all autosamplers and can also be used on equipment with robotic handling.

As an alternative to snap ring seals, snap ring vials and micro-vials, ND11 can also be sealed with crimp seals ND11 since the two snap ring lips together have the same height as a crimp neck.

Vials with snap ring seal are only recommended for HPLC.