Vortex Test Tube
Product Code : LSK-CL-11273
Vortex Test Tube (SKU LSK-CL-11273) is a compact vortex shaker for one test tube at a time: pressing a tube into its rubber top cup sets the contents swirling on a 5.6 mm circular orbit at up to 3200 rpm. It mixes samples and reagents in microbiology, biochemistry and medical laboratory technology practicals. Science Lab Supplies can quote and dispatch the mixer from Ambala, India, for colleges, training institutes, tender contractors and distributors.
Specifications
Below, the vortex shaker's specification is broken into single rows. Put simply, it takes tubes up to 30 mm in diameter in a rubber top cavity, runs continuously or on touch, reaches up to 3200 rpm on a 5.6 mm horizontal orbit, stands on non-skid feet and accepts 100–240 V mains.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | LSK-CL-11273 |
| Type | Compact shaker/vibrator for a single test tube |
| Tube cavity | Rubber top cavity for tubes up to 30 mm diameter |
| Operating modes | Touch mode and switch mode |
| Operation | Continuous, or mixing starts when the rubber top is pressed down with a test tube |
| Speed | Continuously adjustable, up to 3200 rpm |
| Orbit | Circular horizontal orbit of 5.6 mm |
| Feet | Non-skid feet prevent the shaker from sliding |
| Power requirements | 100–240 V, 50/60 Hz, with voltage surge protection |
| Intended use | Mixing samples and reagents |
| Supplied by | Science Lab Supplies, Ambala, India |
Applications and Experiments for the Vortex Shaker
Despite its name, this item is not a tube but a vortex shaker that mixes the contents of a single test tube. It can re-suspend pellets, dissolve reagents and blend samples, and suits B.Sc. microbiology, biotechnology and DMLT practicals that call for thorough mixing in tubes.
- Mixing reagents in a Screw Cap Tube 5.0 ml in touch mode, pressing the capped tube onto the rubber top.
- Re-suspending cells or sediment after centrifugation before taking an aliquot.
- Preparing dilution series, mixing each tube before the next transfer.
- Keeping tubes that wait to be mixed upright in a Test Tube Rack SS with 24 positions.
Cap or cover tubes before vortexing, start at a low speed and raise it gradually, and hold the tube firmly against the rubber cup.
Standard Scope of Supply
The shaker is supplied as one unit with its rubber top cavity, speed control and non-skid feet, ready for 100–240 V mains. Test tubes, racks and reagents are separate items; they can be added to the quotation together with the shaker for a complete mixing station.
Packing, MOQ and Lead Time
You can ask for one vortex shaker or for a quantity that gives every practical group its own unit. Each Science Lab Supplies quotation records packing, delivery time and price for the number requested, and tubes or racks can be quoted on the same document.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Vortex Test Tube a tube or a mixer?
It is a mixer. The name refers to its job of vortexing a test tube: a single tube is pressed into the rubber top cavity and its contents swirl on a 5.6 mm circular orbit.
What size of tube does it take?
The rubber top cavity accepts tubes up to 30 mm in diameter, which covers common test tubes and capped sample tubes. Larger vessels such as flasks are better placed on an orbital shaker platform.
How is mixing started?
Two modes are available. In touch mode, mixing begins when the rubber top is pressed down with a test tube; in continuous mode the shaker runs without pressure. Speed is continuously adjustable up to 3200 rpm.
Who supplies the Vortex Test Tube?
This vortex shaker is quoted by Science Lab Supplies from Ambala, India, for colleges, training institutes, tender contractors and distributors, and test tubes, racks or other mixers can be grouped with it on one quotation.
Related Mixing and Tube-Handling Equipment
Mixing in tubes sits alongside rotation, shaking, centrifugation and tube storage, so the shakers, rotators, centrifuges, tubes and racks below complement the single-tube vortex shaker, and any combination of them can go on one quotation for a microbiology, biochemistry or clinical training laboratory.
- Vortex Mixer — variable 0–2500 rpm with vacuum suction feet for re-suspending cells or pellets.
- Thermomixer — mixes on a 3 mm orbit at 300–3,000 rpm with temperature control to 100°C.
- Orbital Shaker — microprocessor-controlled platform of about 24 x 24 cm taking loads up to 2.5 kg.
- Blood Specimen Rotator — rocks and rotates 22 blood collection tubes at 5–30 rpm.
- Mini Centrifuge — runs to 7000 rpm with rotors for 2 ml and PCR tubes.
- Screw Cap Conic Tube — graduated conical tubes of 15 ml and 50 ml with screw caps.
- Rack Tubes Set of 3 — three plastic racks holding 240 microcentrifuge and storage tubes.
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Last updated: 22 October 2026
