> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.sbtinstruments.com/item-register/individual-items/empty-vial.md).

# Empty vial

Sterile 15 mL vial with a low particle count, which you fill yourself

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<a href="mailto:sales@sbtinstruments.com" class="button primary" data-icon="envelope">Contact SBT to purchase</a>
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:label: Sales item `VI06`

:package: Pack holds **100 vials**

:globe\_with\_meridians: Country of origin **China**

:label: HS code `9033.00.90`

📐 Volume **15 mL** per vial

:safety\_vest: No GHS pictograms

<i class="fa-bacterium">:bacterium:</i> Contributes under **30 000 cells/mL**

:sparkles: Contributes under **100 000 total/mL**
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## Included in

<table><thead><tr><th width="100">Item no.</th><th width="300">Item</th><th>Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>DB01</code></td><td><a href="/item-register/consumables/dilution-liquid-bulk.md">Dilution liquid: bulk (500× dilutions)</a></td><td><mark style="color:$info;">Holds five packs, so 500 vials, together with 5 L of dilution liquid.</mark></td></tr></tbody></table>

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**Pure and sterile**

Fill an SBT empty vial with sterile-filtered dilution liquid and measure it, and you read below 30 000 cells/mL and below 100 000 total/mL. The SBT empty vials are both sterile and with low particle count.
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**Do not substitute a third-party vial**

Third-party vials often carry loose plastic particles left from production, even when they are sold as sterile. Vortexing releases those particles into the liquid, and BactoBox® counts them along with your sample.
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## What you fill it with

Use an empty vial as a container for a culture sample.

Fill an empty vial with [dilution liquid](/item-register/individual-items/dilution-liquid-5-l.md) to [make your own dilution vials](/item-register/accessories/dilution-dispenser/using-the-dilution-dispenser/fill-your-dilution-vials.md).

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[Using the dilution dispenser](/item-register/accessories/dilution-dispenser/using-the-dilution-dispenser.md)
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## Product data sheet

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## Gallery

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