CT
Guide section
Containers, labels & contamination
Choosing vials and tubes, labeling that survives the freezer, aliquoting once, and keeping samples clean.
- CT-01 Container Selection: Glass, Plastic and Peptide Adsorption Peptides stick to surfaces, and at low concentrations a large share can be lost to the tube wall. How to choose between glass, polypropylene and low-binding… −80 °C−20 °C2–8 °C
- CT-02 Laboratory Labeling: What Every Peptide Container Should Say A label is the shortest form of lab documentation. The fields every peptide vial and aliquot needs, how to make labels survive the freezer, and a… −80 °C−20 °C2–8 °C
- CT-03 Aliquoting: Split Once, Thaw Once Dividing stock into single-use portions is the most effective way to protect peptide solutions. How to size aliquots, which tubes to use, and how to keep… −80 °C−20 °C
- CT-04 Sample Contamination: Microbial, Chemical and Cross-Contamination How peptide samples get contaminated by microbes, chemicals, other peptides and the containers themselves, and the habits that prevent each one. 2–8 °C15–25 °C