Falcon Labware

 

Discovery Labware is a business unit of BD Biosciences that develops, manufactures, and markets innovative products for tissue culture, fluid handling, drug discovery, and drug metabolism featuring its key BD Falcon™, BD BioCoat™, and BD Gentest™ brands. BD Falcon was the first tissue culture-treated plastic labware products developed that enabled scientists to grow cells in vitro. BD BioCoat was the first commercially precoated cell cultureware, that combined plastics with extracellular matrix proteins (ECMs) and attachment factors. These technological breakthroughs marked a new era in cell culture research by making existing processes more efficient and convenient. Recognized for its outstanding quality, consistency, and value for over 40 years, Discovery Labware is committed to advancing cell science research worldwide through excellence and innovation.

 

 

 

Falcon Labware Products

 

Product List: Full Falcon Product Listing (27KB)

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ Serological Pipets

·    Individually wrapped pipets available in paper/plastic or all-plastic thermoform packaging

·    Exceptionally crisp, dark, easy-to-read printed graduations

·    A novel graduation alignment system brings graduations to view quickly

 

Serological Pipet Quick Find Chart

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon Express™ Pipet-Aid®

·    Lightweight, with comfortable grip

·    Rapid dispensing speed on command

·    Specially designed filter prevents moisture contamination

·    Detachable stand

·    Three independent and interchangeable speed options right at your fingertips

·    Rapid dispensing in all speed ranges by simply depressing the dispensing button past the built-in point of resistance

·    Nosepiece lock to help prevent accidental detachment

·    Unique filter that acts as a shutdown system if overfill occurs, thus extending the life of the Pipet-Aid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ Round Bottom Test Tubes

·    Specialized tube for flow cytometry applications

·    Polypropylene tubes are best suited for applications requiring greater thermal and chemical stability

·    Polystyrene tubes are best suited for procedures requiring high optical clarity

·    Dual-position snap caps, heavier gauge walls and unique construction provide a secure, positive seal

·    Medical-style packaging materials used on individual product which allow aseptic access

 

Round Bottom Tube Quick Find Chart

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ Conical Centrifuge Tubes

·    High strength: State-of-the-art mold design, coupled with advanced resin selection, creates tube walls that are engineered to perform under high-stress situations

·    Nontoxicity: Resins are selected via an intense array of U.S. Pharmacopoeia (USP) toxicity tests

·    Low-protein binding: Our engineers and scientists are continually searching for materials and processes that minimize labware-induced interference, such as protein binding

·    Quality packaging: BD Falcon tubes, in addition to offering bioanalytical-grade performance, use medical-style packaging to better assure sterile presentation

 

Conical Bottom Tube Quick Find Chart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ Cell Culture Flasks

BD Biosciences offers the largest selection of flask sizes ranging from 12.5 cm2 to 300 cm2. What makes the BD Falcon™ line of cell culture flasks stand out from the competition is not only its unique gas plasma tissue culture treated surface treatment, but also easy to open packaging, variety of flasks and assortment of caps.

 

 

 

 

 

Flask Caps for BD Falcon™ and BD BioCoat™ Flasks

BD Biosciences offers several easy on/off cap styles suited to your application and feel right in your hand. Our industry-standard Plug-Seal Caps provide a liquid-tight seal when closed and an "open incubation" position for reliable gas exchange when partially opened. A reference bar on the outside of the cap is aligned with the "FALCON" on the flask for precise open-incubation conditions. Our Vented Caps allow consistent gas exchange when the caps are in the closed position. Gases required for cell growth and metabolism pass freely through the vent while microorganisms cannot. Lined, Phenolic Caps are available for long-term cultures. The rigid cap material allows the cap to be easily spun onto the neck during repetitive manipulations. Our white caps identify nontreated flasks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ Multiwell Cell Culture Plates

Reliable growth surfaces assure consistent cell performance.

All tissue-culture treatments render polystyrene hydrophilic and result in the incorporation of a variety of anionic functional groups that support cell culture. To ensure reproducible results and conditions, all BD Falcon™ tissue-culture treatment is performed in a vacuum chamber.

BD Falcon Primaria™ tissue-culture treatment additionally incorporates nitrogen-containing functional groups that have been shown to improve attachment and spreading of some cell types.

BD Falcon nontreated plates have a more hydrophobic surface and show reduced cell attachment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ Polystyrene Microplates

As large dedicated libraries of chemical compounds are screened against an increasing number of genomic targets, the necessity for robust microplate vessels intensifies. As the first company to provide sterile disposable labware, BD Biosciences continues to break barriers with its BD Falcon™ microplate line, now complete with well-characterized dimensions and surface chemistries.

Whether choosing between assays with fluorescent, luminescent or colorimetric endpoints, trust BD Falcon™ HTS microplates for better discovery, better detection and better decision-making tools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ Cell Culture Dishes

Designed for cell culture

·    Flat, distortion-free optics

·    Lids designed for optimal gas exchange

·    Stacking rings allow for easier stacking and handling

·    Vacuum gas plasma treatment permanently and consistently modifies the cell growth surface

·    Standard tissue-culture surface is hydrophilic and contains a variety of negatively charged functional groups that support cell attachment and spreading

·    Primaria tissue-culture surface additionally incorporates nitrogen-containing functional groups. It has been shown to support improved attachment, spreading, and differentiation of some cell types

 

Petri Dish Quick Find Chart

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ CultureSlides

BD Falcon CultureSlides for in situ analysis

BD Falcon CultureSlides allow you to culture cells and then analyze them on a glass microscope slide. Cells are grown in a plastic chamber affixed to a specially prepared glass microscope slide. Cells can be fixed and stained in place without disruption of the cell monolayer. The chamber is easily and safely removed with an easy-to-use disposable Safety Removal Tool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ TufRol™ Roller Bottles

The BD Falcon™ TufRol™ Roller Bottle has a one-piece design. While polystyrene does not normally offer high-impact resistance, the BD Falcon™ TufRol™ bottle is manufactured using a proprietary manufacturing process that provides good impact resistance. This inherent high-strength feature reduces the risk of messy spills and loss of precious contents during accidental mishandling.

Roller bottles are used in both research and manufacturing applications involving the scale-up of mammalian cells for purposes of virus propagation and bioproduct production. BD Falcon TufRol Roller Bottles are tissue-culture treated, nonpyrogenic and sterilized by gamma irradiation. As with most BD Falcon™ products, our Roller Bottles are manufactured under a registered ISO 9002 Quality System.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ Cell Culture Tubes

·    Cell Culture Tubes are tissue-culture treated for cell attachment and spreading

·    Compatible with most tube-rolling equipment

·    Convenient cross-hatched index mark assists in positioning tubes

·    White screw caps distinguish the tissue-culture-treated tubes from general purpose tubes and provide capability for both open and closed incubation

·    Tissue-culture treated by vacuum-gas plasma

·    Sterilized by gamma irradiation

·    White polyethylene screw caps

·    Peel-open, medical-style packaging

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ Cell Scrapers

Pivoting blade of Cell Scraper provides correct angle for removal of cells from entire growth surface

Flexible handle with special texture for firm grip

Designed to provide maximum accessibility to the growth surfaces in a variety of culture vessels

Choose the blade and handle length that best accommodate your needs

·    Sterilized by gamma irradiation

·    Three convenient sizes

·    Polystyrene handle

·    Individually packaged in peel-open, medical-style package

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ In Vitro Fertilization Plasticware

BD Falcon™ In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) products are the first plasticware available that is certified sterile, non-pyrogenic and nonembryotoxic.

·    Nonembryotoxic

·    Nonpyrogenic

·    Noncytotoxic

·    Tissue culture treated for a consistent hydrophilic surface

·    Sterilized by gamma irradiation

·    Packaged in peel-open, medical-style packaging

·    Multi-unit bags have reseal tabs

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Primaria™ Cultureware

Unique surface chemistry for enhanced cell culture

Consistent cell culture conditions are required for reproducible research results. In the manufacture of all cell cultureware surfaces, hydrophobic polystyrene is permanently rendered hydrophilic to support cell attachment and spreading.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HTS FluoroBlok™ & FluoroBlok™ Fibronectin Cell Culture Inserts 

BD Biosciences Discovery Labware now proudly introduces BD Falcon™ HTS FluoroBlok™ Inserts -- a system that finally lets you run just about any kind of chemotaxis or cell migration assay without the typical frustrations of cell scraping, washing or counting. FluoroBlok™ Inserts make it easy to convert a wide variety of time-consuming cell-based invasion, migration and barrier assays into easy, one-plate homogeneous fluorescence formats using many commercially available fluorescence plate readers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ & BD BioCoat™ Cell Culture Inserts

·    Transparent membranes for visualization of live cells

·    Large pore-size membranes for chemotaxis, migration and invasion studies

·    Durable PET membranes for scanning or transmission electron microscopy

·    High-diffusion membranes for transport studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BD Falcon™ PCR Labware

The highest quality, consistency and reliability available in tubes, tube strips and plates for PCR. BD Falcon offers a full line of quality engineered vessels for PCR. These products are manufactured to the most demanding standards and backed by the prestigious BD Falcon reputation.

·    Advanced engineering: thin-walled vessel design

·    Commitment to excellence: rigorous product quality control

·    Meticulous manufacturing: cleanroom production

·    Remarkable ease of use: 100% Sealing, Oil-free

 

PDF File: PCR Labware US Catalogue (1,802KB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bacteriological 1.1 & 2.2ml and Milk 2.2ml Pipets

·    Clear, easy-to-read printed graduations

·    Plugged, polystyrene

·    Sterilized by gamma irradiation

·    Nonpyrogenic 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer Pipets, Plastic Disposable

·    Highly durable one-piece polyethylene

·    One squeeze draws 3 ml into this 6-inch transfer pipet

·    Small tip ensures consistent reproduction of drop size

·    Graduated at 1 ml and 2 ml 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Products

·    Bottle & Bench Top Filters

·    Serum Separating Filters

·    Containers

 

 

 

Product List: Full Falcon Product Listing (27KB)

Brochures: Cell Culture Labware (US ed.) (873KB)

 

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