Hungate culture tubes

• Gas impermeable tubes for anaerobic culture conditions
• Sampling and additon of nutrients via syringes
• Consists of:
  • Culture tubes made of glass with round base and screw thread
  • Gas-impermeable, black butyl rubber stopper
  • Screw cap

Anaerobic culture tubes with aluminum caps (Balch type)

• Gas-impermeable tubes made of borosilicate glass for anaerobic culture conditions
• Particularly suitable for studies on bacteria that produce methane gas
• Gas-impermeable, blue septa made of butyl rubber

Anaerobic culture bottles

• Borosilicate glass type 1, class A
• Innovative 45 mm PP screw cap (GL45) with silicone O-ring and blue septum plug made of butyl rubber, designed to maintain anaerobic conditions
• Sizes: 100, 250, 500 and 1000 ml

DeLong® culture bottles

• Ideal for growing, storing and shaking aerobic and anaerobic cultures
• Borosilicate glass type 1, class A
• Graduation with approximate volume
• Available with stainless steel caps or KAP-UTS ™ or without caps

Crimping and unlocking pliers for anaerobic culture tubes and bottles

further information about the Bellco anaerobic bottles (PDF)

Square and rectangular cover slips

•  Manufactured from Corning 0211 Glass
• Glass thickness: 0.13 mm – 0.16 mm
• Different sizes available

Round cover slips

• Manufactured from German Glass D 263M
• Glass thickness: 0.13 mm – 0.16 mm
• Diameter: 5 mm to 25 mm
• High chemical resistance
• Ideal for neuronal tissue cultures and less adherent cells
• Suitable for fluorescence and confocal microscopy

further information about the Bellco Cover Slips (PDF)

• Ideal for bacterial cultures with high oxygen requirements
• Flask made of type 1 borosilicate glass, class A
• DeLong® neck with break-resistant lip, GL45 solid or membrane screw cap for fast pressure compensation (closed lid or ventilation lid)
• Without or with 3 bottom and/or 3 side baffles
• Capacity: 1800 ml or 2800 ml

See also “Flasks and Bottles”

further information on the Bellco Fernbach Flasks (PDF)

Biometer flasks

• To measure microbial CO₂ production
• Delivery funnel to the flask for addition of e.g. acids and bases
• Second chamber to collect and harvest gas
• Made from Borosilicate glass type 1, class A
• White or brown glass for lightsensitive materials
• Autoclaveable

Hybridization Bottles Autoblot®

• Designed for DNA/RNA blotting procedures
• Type 1, class A Borosilicate glass
• Includes red PBT high temperature cap

Nephelo Culture Flasks

• DeLong® neck with stainless steal closures or phenolic rubber lined screw caps
• With or without cleanout port
• Also available with baffles for increased oxygenation

A wide range of manual and semi-automatic homogenizers is available for a large number of applications in the field of disruption of tissues, cells and cell organelles.

Manually operated homogenizers (Glass)

• Dounce homogenizers
  • For cell disruptions
  • For extraction of cell nucleuses

• Conical shaped (Glass)
  • Ideal for disruption of heart, skeleton-muscle and lung tissue

• Potter-Elvehjem homogenizer
  • Entirely made of glass or with a pestle consisting of a stainless steel shaft and a PTFE-head
  • For disruption of tougher tissues, connective tissues (glass pestle) and soft tissues like liver or brain (PTFE-head)

• Tenbroeck homogenizer
  • With hollow glass pestle for cooling

• Cellector® Tissue Sieve
  • For the preparation of single cell suspensions and for gel extraction of proteins
  • Entirely made of stainless steel
  • Two dish sizes: 85 ml and 130 ml
  • Available in mesh sizes from 25 Μm to 1910 Μm

Semi-automated homogenizers

• BioVortexer
  • Batterie-powered homogenizer
  • Single use pestle for use with 0.5 ml  and 1.5 ml tubes

• Overhead drives

further information on pages 25 -26 of the Bellco catalogue (PDF)

• For the isolation of single cells or clones from mixed populations on solid culture media (culture dishes)
• Four sizes available: 6, 8, 10 and 16 mm outer diameter
• Made from Borosilicate glass (or on request or in stainless steel)
• Suitable for heat sterilization and autoclaving

further information on page 16 of the Bellco Catalogue (PDF)

Centrifuge Tube

• Type 1, class A or B Borosilicate glass
• With 38 mm rubber lined phenolic screw cap
• Capacity: 590 ml or 780 ml
• Fits into I.E.C. No. 353A centrifuge adapters

Culture Tubes

• Type 1, class A or B Borosilicate glass
• Plain top to be used with KAP-UTS™ or stainless steel closures
• Different diameters and lengths
• Round bottom

Gas Fermentation Tube

• To be inverted in bottom of larger tubes for collection of fermentation gases
• Standard flint glass 1.5 mm thick
• Lenght 29 mm, Ø 8 mm

Leighton Tubes

• Type 1, class A Borosilicate glass
• Rectangular coverslips suitable for Leighton tubes available
• Short neck for easy positioning of cover slips
• Plain top or screw cap available
• Fits into Leighton tube rack (also available)

further information on pages 27 – 28 of  Bellco catalogue (PDF)

• Type 1, class A Borosilicate glass
• Diameter 11 cm to 12 cm for use with roller apparatus
• Different screw caps available:
  • 38 mm long skirted, black phenolic, rubber lined
  • 45 mm (GL45) PP caps
  • 51 mm flat, black phenolic, rubber lined
• Different lengths available
• Growth areas from 670 cm² to 1,585 cm²

further information on the Bellco Roller Bottles (PDF)

• Flasks Carriers
• Sparger and sparger assemblies
• Caps and impeller assemblies
• Probes and sensors (pH, oxygen, temperature)
• Shafts (for GL 45 caps)
• BioSimplex ™, sterile
• Various port assemblies
  • 2-Port assemblies
  • 3-Port assemblies with or without sparger
  • Thermowell assemblies
• Suitable open top caps and solid caps (please see above „Caps and Closures“)

further information on the Bellco Spinner Flasks (PDF)

• For the study of cells by means of high magnification, phase optics, or time lapse techniques
• Cover slips are separated by a nontoxic silicone gasket
• The chamber has a 2.8 cm² viewing area and holds approx. 650 to 750 Μl

further information on page 18 of the Bellco catalogue (PDF)