Key takeaways
- Order Bacteriostatic Water 30 mL at $14.99 CAD when you need liquid diluent volume, in vitro.
- Order Sterile Glass Vials 10 mL (pack of 10) at $24.99 CAD when you need labelled vessels, not liquid.
- The water is one 30 mL crimp-sealed vial; the vials are ten individually wrapped borosilicate units.
- Record both lot numbers in the same log entry as the peptide lot they accompany.
- Place consumables and peptides on one order so they ship together from Vancouver under one tracking number.
The short verdict
The two consumables serve different jobs: the water is a liquid diluent sold in a single 30 mL multi-dose vial, and the glass vials are empty containers sold ten to a pack. If your bench needs liquid, order Bacteriostatic Water 30 mL; if it needs somewhere to hold or aliquot material, order Sterile Glass Vials 10 mL (pack of 10).
They are not substitutes. Most laboratories that log both items order them together, because one supplies volume and the other supplies vessels. Both appear under Lab Supplies and both ship with a lot number on the label.
Side-by-side specifications
| Bacteriostatic Water 30 mL | Sterile Glass Vials 10 mL | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 CAD | $24.99 CAD |
| Size / format | 30 mL multi-dose vial with crimp seal, sold singly | 10 mL vials, pack of 10, individually wrapped |
| Key spec | Sterile water with 0.9% benzyl alcohol | Clear borosilicate glass, butyl stoppers, flip-off aluminium seals |
| Intended use | Laboratory reconstitution of lyophilized material, in vitro | Holding, aliquoting and labelling material, in vitro |
| Courier weight and carton | 0.08 kg, 8×4×4 cm | 0.3 kg, 16×10×7 cm |
The weights above are packed weights for the courier. The net content is the figure in each product name: 30 mL of water, and ten vials of 10 mL nominal capacity.
When the 30 mL water wins
Choose the water when the limiting factor at the bench is liquid volume. A single 30 mL vial covers repeated small withdrawals through the crimp seal, which suits a lab that works through lyophilized material in stages rather than all at once.
It is also the simpler line item for a purchasing officer with a small order to file. One vial, one lot number, one price at $14.99 CAD. The carton is small and light, so it adds little to a consolidated shipment of peptides and consumables from Vancouver, British Columbia.
The formulation is sterile water with 0.9% benzyl alcohol. That is the specification on the label and on the lot record, and it is the detail most reagent logs ask for when a diluent is recorded against an experiment.
When the pack of 10 vials wins
Choose the vials when the limiting factor is containers, not liquid. Ten 10 mL clear borosilicate vials arrive individually wrapped, each with a butyl stopper and a flip-off aluminium seal, so a single pack covers a run of aliquots without repeat ordering.
Clear borosilicate glass lets an operator see the contents and any change in appearance. The flip-off seal and butyl stopper give a closed vial that can be labelled and stored. Because the pack holds ten, it also gives a lab room to split one lot of material across several labelled vessels and keep each one traceable.
At $24.99 CAD for ten, the vials are usually the larger of the two line items by weight and carton size, which matters only for shipping calculations.
Lot records supplied with each
Both consumables carry a lot number on the label. The lot number is what a purchasing officer files against, and it is what an auditor asks for when a reagent appears in a notebook entry six months later.
Our peptide lots each carry a downloadable certificate of analysis with HPLC and mass-spectrometry data, filed against the lot number. When a lab records a consumable alongside a peptide, the two lot numbers should be written into the same entry: the peptide lot, and the water or vial lot used with it. That keeps the paper trail intact without any extra documentation work.
If you are ordering consumables to accompany material from the Research Peptides catalogue, place both on the same order so the shipment arrives together and the lot numbers are recorded at the same time.
Ordering both together
A typical small order pairs one 30 mL vial of bacteriostatic water with one pack of ten 10 mL sterile vials, for $39.98 CAD before shipping. That combination gives a bench diluent volume and labelled vessels in one line of the purchase record.
Shipping is tracked from Vancouver, British Columbia. Peptide vials travel in cold-chain packaging with desiccant. Consumables travel in the same shipment where the order allows it, which keeps one tracking number against one purchase order.
We sell to laboratories and qualified researchers only. Orders are quoted in Canadian dollars.
Storage and documentation
Store both consumables as your laboratory’s reagent policy directs, keeping cartons closed, dry and away from direct light until the item is entered into the log. Keep the label intact so the lot number stays readable for the life of the vial. Record the lot number at the point of intake, not at the point of use.
Every lot in the catalogue is documented and traceable, and peptide lots carry a downloadable certificate of analysis filed against the lot number.
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