ANSTO Nuclear-based science benefitting all Australians
Research Hub

ANSTO's research capabilities, led by the OPAL nuclear research reactor and associated instruments provide access to users investigating areas as diverse as materials, life sciences, climate change and mining/engineering.

Consumables List


General supplies/consumables:

  • Aluminium foil
  • Capillary tubes
  • Centrifuge tubes (10mL and 15mL)
  • Cleaning materials
  • Cotton buds
  • Detergent
  • Eppendorf tubes (0.5mL and 1.5mL)
  • Filter paper (various)
  • Glass vials (5mL, 20mL, 30mL)
  • Kim wipes
  • Microscope slides and coverslips
  • Needles (19G and 21G)
  • Paper towel
  • Parafilm
  • Pasteur pipettes
  • Petri dishes, small plastic
  • Pipette bulbs
  • Pipettes, disposable plastic (10mL)
  • Pipettes tips (100µL, 200µL, 1mL, 10mL)
  • Pipettes, transfer
  • Plastic containers (50mL to 250mL)
  • Plastic funnels
  • Plastic weighing dishes
  • Scalpels and blades
  • Syringes (1cc with needle, 2cc (no rubber stopper), 3cc, 5cc, 5cc with needle, 10cc, 20cc, 50cc and 60cc)
  • Weighing paper and boats

 

 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):


Please note: if the MSDS/s, for the chemicals you are working with, require PPE that is not on this list contact the Lab Manager 4 weeks in advance.

 

  • Biohazard waste bin
  • Chemical waste bottles and labels
  • Cryogenic aprons
  • Dust masks
  • Face shields

 

  • Gloves:

 

- Nitrile (small, medium, large and extra large)

- Cotton
- Butyl
- Neoprene (wrist and elbow lengths)
- Ansell barrier
- Rubber
- Heat resistant
- Cryogenic

 

  • Hearing protection
  • Lab coats
  • Neoprene apron
  • Safety glasses
  • Sharps bins


Other:

 

  • Chemical labels (for decanted lab chemicals, others on request)
  • First aid kits
  • Spill kits