Brushes
Tools consisting of bristles, hair, or wire set into a handle that are used to clean, scrub, or apply a liquid or powder to a surface; products are available in several sizes, and may be used for specific applications.
Some laboratory brushes are used for manual cleaning of laboratory glassware and plasticware. These typically have a handle with terminal, central or lateral bristles to effectively clean specific types of labware and vessels. Most laboratory brushes are autoclavable or washable for repeated use. They are sold individually or as sets with different dimensions to allow for effective cleaning of a wide range of vessel sizes. Brushes may be tapered or tipped with a cotton wad or fine bristle tuft for effective cleaning of tube bases.
Other brushes may be used to clean weighing pans of balances or for other specific tasks.
What are Laboratory Brushes Made of?
Brush handles can be made of wood, of durable plastics such as polypropylene, or of metals such as brass or stainless-steel wire. The bristles can be made from a range of materials depending on the brush type:
• Nylon bristles are tough, hard wearing, and resistant to aggressive chemicals
• Natural bristles (for example goat hair) are suitable for more delicate cleaning
• White silk bristles are suitable for general use
What Types of Laboratory Brushes are Available?
• General-purpose cleaning brushes
• Test tube brushes
• Beaker or bottle brushes
• Burette or pipette brushes
• Flask brushes, with a bent handle for easy access to awkward corners
• Measuring cylinder brushes
• Chromatography brushes for injector and detector ports
• Centrifuge brushes
• Sieve brushes
• Square tank brushes
Cole-Parmer™ Natural Swivel Head Flask Brush
Easily clean bottles and flasks with this Natural Swivel Head Flask Brush.
Micronova™ Stainless Steel Wire Brush
Durable stainless steel wire brushes with nylon bristles are available in a variety of sizes for cleaning parts, tubing and hard to reach areas.
Fisherbrand™ Heavy-Duty Brushes
Fisherbrand™ Heavy-Duty Brushes have spiral-wound bristles for cleaning beakers.
Pinnacle Brush™ Wooden Beaker Brushes
Features center set bristles. Pinnacle Brush™ Tube Wooden Beaker Brushes offer gentle cleaning for beakers.
Reitenspiess™ Bottle Brush
Clean, disinfect and sterilize your laboratory bottles using the Reitenspiess™ Bottle Brush. With a range of lengths and bristle types, the brush can be specified to your specific glassware needs.
Buerkle™ Tube Cleaning Brush
The Tube Cleaning Brush is ideal for cleaning zone samplers.
Bel-Art™ Cleanware™ Bottle Brush
Bottle brush swiveling pivot head thoroughly cleans bottles and flasks with difficult inside curves and corners.
Pencil Brush
Features natural hair bristles. Pinnacle Brush™ Pencil Brush is metal mounted with a wood handle.
Micronova™ M-Zone™ Bottle Brush
Color-coded bottle brushes with rounded, stiff polyester bristles for versatile and aggressive cleaning of bottles and various equipment in production and in the lab.
Zwiebel™ Large Dust Brush
Clean Zwiebel™ weights with these anti-static Brushes.
DWK Life Sciences NMR brush, for cleaning NMR tubes
Stubborn soiling and deposits in NMR tubes can be removed with the NMR brush.
Azpack™ Tube Cleaner Brush
Cleans small bore tubes, stopcocks, and pipettes. Azpack™ Tube Cleaner Brush is available in a range of styles to meet a variety of cleaning needs.
Pinnacle Brush™ Pipettor Tip Brushes
Features tapered bristles. Pinnacle Brush™ Pipettor Tip Brushes are for use with pipets.