Vials and Caps
Vials and caps are essential sample containment components for chromatography, sample preparation, storage, and analytical testing workflows. Crawford Scientific offers a wide range of chromatography vials, caps, septa and accessories to support HPLC, GC, GC-MS, LC-MS, headspace and general laboratory applications. The range includes widely used options such as 2 mL autosampler vials for routine HPLC and GC analysis, headspace vials for volatile sample workflows, and storage vials for secure sample collection. Accessories such as vial inserts, racks, and crimpers are also available to support efficient sample handling and preparation.
With a choice of clear or amber glass, polypropylene vial options, different vial volumes and a variety of cap and septa materials, laboratories can select vial and closure combinations to suit sample type, instrument platform and method requirements. From routine analysis to high-sensitivity mass spectrometry and limited-volume sampling, vials and caps help protect sample integrity, minimise evaporation and contamination, and support reproducible results across busy laboratory workflows.
VIALS FAQS
Our technical team frequently encounter problems in the lab associated with vials. We put together this 10-minute video guide to troubleshooting the surprisingly common range of problems seen with this most humble of consumables.
And you probably thought vials couldn't possibly be an exciting topic of discussion! Think again.
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Vials are simple, right? Wrong! Despite its diminutive appearance, the humble vial can be the source of countless lab problems. So it's important to get it right with the selection and implementation.
Some could argue that vials are the most important consumable. They're certainly the most widely bought, and anything that is bought in high quantity quickly adds up. So why not get in touch with our technical team to talk about all things vials and caps—these are things that we love to talk about.