Glass Beads
Product Code : EL-BLS-10961
Last updated: 6 October 2026
Quick answer: Autoclavable glass beads for spreading bacterial cultures, needing no flame or separate sterilisation procedure. Supplied as a 1 oz container, 150 beads per bag.
Spreading a culture with beads instead of a loop or a bent glass rod removes the flame from the procedure entirely: tip the beads onto the plate, swirl, and tip them out. For a school laboratory that is both safer and faster than flaming a spreader between plates, and the listing notes the beads require no flame or sterilisation procedures and can be autoclaved for repeated use.
The published specification is a 1 oz container with 150 beads per bag, for use in spreading bacterial cultures.
The bead diameter is not published, and it is the one figure that affects how evenly a plate spreads. Ask for it, and for the number of plates one bag is intended to cover, before ordering.
Technical specifications
Specification | As published |
Product type | Glass spreading beads |
Supply | 1 oz container |
Quantity | 150 beads per bag |
Reuse | Can be autoclaved for repeated use |
Stated advantage | No flame or sterilisation procedure required |
Stated use | Spreading bacterial cultures |
Supplied from | Ambala, Haryana, India |
Only what this listing publishes is recorded above. The bead diameter, glass type and the number of plates one bag covers are not stated. Confirm the bead diameter before ordering, since it affects spreading evenness.
Range and ordering
This item belongs to the Biotechnology Lab Supplies family within Biotechnology Equipment and Labware, part of the Biotechnology range. Packaged teaching kits are listed under Biotechnology Kits. Bulk, tender and OEM quantities are handled through lab tenders and OEM orders; use the contact page to request a quotation or any specification noted above.