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Eppendorf Tubes® 5.0 mL

Eppendorf Tubes are the benchmark for simple and safe sample preparation from 0.5 to 2.0 mL. For larger volumes, 15 mL and 50 mL conical tubes are available. With medium sample volumes you may face an issue: they need to be processed with large conical screw cap tubes - impractical, inconvenient and often prone to contamination. Eppendorf now offers the "missing link": the Eppendorf Tube 5.0 mL. This product fills the gap bet…

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Perfect!! Clean alternative to 15 ml tubes for volumes from 2.5 to 5 ml. [Original text: Perfekt!! Saubere Alternative zu 15 ml Tubes für Volumen von 2,5 bis 5 ml.]

 

Average Rating 4.7

Application Area:

Cell culture

A very good innovation. We have an excellent application in cell culture with 5 ml screw caps. [Original text: Ein sehr gute Inovation. 5 ml Schraubdeckel finden bei uns eine hervorragnde Anwendung in der Zellkultur.]

Review Date: 15 Nov 2021 | Eppendorf

Very useful.

 

Average Rating 5.0

Application Area:

Centrifugation of bacterial cultures

These tubes are very useful, with their volumes intermediate between falcon tubes and the smaller eppendorf tube sizes. In particular, we found them to be very useful when handling bacterial cell cultures and they are compatible with swinging bucket Eppendorf centrifuges, allowing the cultures to be spun down.

Review Date: 18 Jun 2021 | Eppendorf

Perfect!

 

Average Rating 3.7

Application Area:

Cell culture

For cell culture the best tube is between 2 ml an 15 ml. No contaminations between samples. Perfect.

Review Date: 2 Feb 2021 | Eppendorf

Great product and much needed.

 

Average Rating 3.7

Application Area:

Storing aliquots of buffer

I use these to store aliquots of 10x buffers from 1 to 5mL. Sometimes 1.5mL tubes are too small and 15mL tubes are too large. These fill a necessary niche for volumes from 1 to 5mL.

Review Date: 2 Feb 2021 | Eppendorf

Eppendorf Tubes are my absolute favourite, hands down!

 

Average Rating 4.7

Application Area:

Molecular biology/microbiology/consumables

The perfect tubes for volumes larger than standard 2 mL microcentrifuge tubes, but smaller than 15 mL Falcon tubes. The locking caps are perfect, and I never have to worry about lids popping when heating samples. For more volatile solvents or higher temperatures, the caps can be secured further with clips to ensure they won’t pop off. Tubes are now available in both flick cap, and twist cap which provides so much versatility. Accurate graduations on the side of the tube for quick estimation of volume. There are options for sterile and non-sterile tubes, but they autoclave just fine if you get the non-sterile tubes. Capable of withstanding high forces in the centrifuge and the weights of the tubes are fairly consistent making balancing simpler.

Review Date: 9 Mar 2020 | Eppendorf

A buck well spent, but avoid Eppendorf's customer service

 

Average Rating 4.3

Application Area:

Lipid peroxidation

Honestly, I don't like eppendorf because I had some really bad customer care from their behalf. But this product is really good quality. Pretty much all their tubes have the same weight (+/- 000,1 - I was bored and weighted a few) and can take a high temp in the waterbath or in the autoclave. So, as far I can say, a buck well spent. Too bad their customer service is one of the worst.

Review Date: 7 Mar 2020 | Eppendorf

Highly recommended

 

Average Rating 5.0

Application Area:

Cell Culture and Sample Prep

Highly recommended, easy to use and ideal for those medium sized sample volumes where a 1.5ml tube is too small and a 15ml way too big. The availability of snap cap and screw cap 5.0 ml size enable the optimal choice for different requirements in sample preparation, incubation, storage, or other applications.

Review Date: 4 Aug 2016 | Eppendorf

Brilliant Product

 

Average Rating 5.0

Application Area:

Proteomics and Cytomics

What a life saver. It’s a brilliant product. perfect size for bit bigger dilutions as always had to rely on 15ml falcon tubes before. Lid locks are an advantage as well. I am using the Protein Lo-bind 5ml tubes and had no issues yet. A must to have consumable in Lab

Review Date: 13 Jun 2016 | Eppendorf

Great results, would recommend these tubes to any lab!

 

Average Rating 5.0

Application Area:

Sample prep for western blots

This product works great. The tubes are sturdy and well made....they won't crack in the centrifuge like some products from other companies have done.

Review Date: 25 Feb 2016 | Eppendorf

Average Rating 4.3

Application Area:

General Labware

The 5 ml tube is ideal to prepare solutions in a slightly bigger volume but not too big like a 15 ml tube. It works perfectly as a normal eppendorf tube and is ideal to use with 1000ul pipette too.

Review Date: 12 Feb 2014 | Eppendorf

Eppendorf Tubes are the benchmark for simple and safe sample preparation from 0.5 to 2.0 mL. For larger volumes, 15 mL and 50 mL conical tubes are available.

With medium sample volumes you may face an issue: they need to be processed with large conical screw cap tubes - impractical, inconvenient and often prone to contamination. Eppendorf now offers the "missing link": the Eppendorf Tube 5.0 mL. This product fills the gap between existing tube versions and enables the simple and safe processing of sample volumes up to 5.0 mL!


Eppendorf Tubes® 5.0 mL Features:

  • Ergonomic operation - Simple, practical and ergonomic single-hand operation. Large labeling area.
  • Lid design - Hinged lid for minimized sample evaporation during storage and incubation in a wide range of temperatures from -86 °C to 80 °C.
  • Material - Exceptionally high-quality, transparent polypropylene, free of plasticizers, biocides or mold release agents, for reliable test results.
  • Certified purity - Available in lot-tested and certified Eppendorf Quality, PCR clean, Sterile and Eppendorf Biopur® purity levels.
  • Centrifugation safety - Maximum safety and stability for centrifugation up to 25,000 × g and fast and efficient protocols.
  • Conical shape - Compatible with accessories for conical 15 mL tubes - many existing adapters and racks can be used.
  • Sample recovery - Available in Eppendorf LoBind® material for maximum recovery of valuable samples.

Applications:

  • Easier processing of samples up to 5.0 mL
  • Higher yields in DNA isolation, especially with samples with limited quantity of source material
  • Convenient and safe cell culture applications
  • Easier sample access lowers the risk of contamination
  • Preparation of mastermixes and buffers
  • Less storage space needed
  • Safe cell and tissue lysis

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