The tubes on each strip are joined together either by three links (flat cap variety - 4ti-0792 and 4ti-0793) or by one strong link (domed cap variety - 4ti-0794) to make the strip more rigid and help reduce any chance of spillage.
The tube strips can be easily separated by cutting the links, to make smaller sections or individual tubes.
The strips are available with either tethered flat optically clear caps or domed caps.
The flat optically clear caps enable light signals, such as fluorescence, to pass through without affecting the signal, and are suitable for imaging techniques including RT-qPCR.
Each cap is separately joined to a tube, making it impossible to either cross contaminate another tube with the wrong cap, or to lose a cap altogether.
IdentiTags are labels for use with standard strips and are simple to slide on. There's enough room to label the experiment and/or use barcode stickers.
For tube strips with IdentiTag labels, please add /L to the end of the product code on your purchase order.
Alternatively, IdentiTags can be ordered separately with product code 4ti-0777.