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# Empty vial

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<figure><img src="/files/Xfth7yimE5PNiYlw3LCY" alt=""><figcaption><p>Empty vials bundled as <code>VI06</code></p></figcaption></figure>

<a href="mailto:sales@sbtinstruments.com" class="button primary" data-icon="envelope">Contact SBT to purchase</a>
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:label: Individual item number `50053`

:label: Bundled as `VI06`

📐 Has a volume of **15 mL**

:safety\_vest: No GHS pictograms

<i class="fa-bacterium">:bacterium:</i> Has < 30,000 cells/mL

:sparkles: Has < 100,000 total/mL

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**Not sold individually**
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**Both&#x20;*****pure*****&#x20;and&#x20;*****sterile***
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<table><thead><tr><th width="100">Item no.</th><th width="106" data-type="number">Quantity</th><th>Note</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>VI06</code></td><td>100</td><td><strong>SBT empty vial</strong><br><mark style="color:$info;">Both pure and sterile.</mark></td></tr><tr><td>Third party</td><td>null</td><td><mark style="color:$danger;background-color:$danger;">Not recommended</mark><br><mark style="color:$info;">Third party vials may not be </mark><em><mark style="color:$info;">pure</mark></em><mark style="color:$info;"> enough for use with BactoBox®. Even if they advertise them as </mark><em><mark style="color:$info;">sterile</mark></em><mark style="color:$info;">. BactoBox® is a sensitive measuring device and tiny plastic remnants from the vial production may distort the results when the vials are vortexed with liquid inside.</mark></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Use cases

Use the empty vial as container for a culture sample.

Fill the empty vial with [diluent](/item-register/vials-flasks-and-liquids/dilution-liquid-5-l.md) to [make a DIY dilution vial](/advanced/do-it-yourself-diy/diy-dilution-dispenser/make-diy-dilution-vial.md).

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[DIY dilution dispenser](/advanced/do-it-yourself-diy/diy-dilution-dispenser.md)
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## Use the SBT dilution vial (bundled as `DV01`)

The SBT dilution vial pairs perfectly with your BactoBox®. It avoids all the [pitfalls of DIY dilution vials](https://github.com/sbtinstruments/docsites/blob/main/troubleshooting/qualification-fails/dilution-vial-is-outside...md).

The SBT dilution vial is filtered, conductivity-adjusted, and long-term stable thanks to gamma radiation sterilization.
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## Gallery

<figure><img src="/files/KCdyE4WGryY4sOI6Qnve" alt=""><figcaption><p>SBT empty vial. Both pure and sterile.</p></figcaption></figure>

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## What is a *vial*?

In SBT terms, an empty vial is a 15 mL conical centrifuge tube.

BactoBox® connects to a vial via the [tubing kit](/item-register/accessories/tubing-kit.md). See the [vial rack](/item-register/accessories/vial-rack.md) for a convenient way to store vials.
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