Quartz 10mm Micro Volume Cuvette, 1.75 ml, Sintered 83, Two-Way Light, PTFE Cap, Pack of Two, C102CS31

Description

Applications

Why Micro Volume?

Internal quartz masking walls narrow the measurement chamber to ~5 mm while maintaining the full 10 mm optical path (Beer–Lambert law: A = εlc). This saves 50% of sample compared to a standard 3.5 ml cuvette, making it ideal for precious biological samples, expensive reagents, or limited column fractions. Unlike ultra-micro cuvettes with raised platforms, the micro volume design keeps the sample at full column height — compatible with all spectrophotometer beam heights (8.5 mm, 15 mm, or 20 mm) without verification.

Clear-Wall Design Benefits

This cuvette features clear (uncoated) quartz walls on all four exterior faces. The fully transparent design allows visual inspection of sample fill level, bubble detection, and mixing completeness before measurement. Clear walls also enable lateral light transmission, making this cuvette suitable for fluorescence applications where excitation and emission beams are oriented at 90° to each other. Additionally, clear-wall construction simplifies cleaning verification — residual deposits or contamination on internal surfaces are immediately visible through the transparent walls.

Why Sintered 83 Construction?

Sintered 83 cuvettes are assembled by fusing quartz panels at approximately 600 °C, creating strong, adhesive-free joints. With >83% transmittance across 190–2500 nm, Sintered 83 delivers excellent optical clarity for demanding UV-Vis applications. Unlike Standard 80 (glue-assembled), the fused joints are compatible with strong acids, bases, and most organic solvents (excluding HF and aggressive organics such as toluene and acetone) — making Sintered 83 ideal for analytical chemistry, organic synthesis monitoring, and pharmaceutical research where solvent compatibility is critical.