Parafilm M PM996 Multipurpose Laboratory Film

Parafilm M Laboratory Film

Parafilm M All-Purpose Laboratory Film Covers and Shields Your Products from Moisture While Allowing Gas Permeability

Keep moisture loss to a minimum and protect the contents of your laboratory items with a flexible covering for test tubes, beakers, petri dishes and more. Convenient, flexible and self-sealing - Parafilm M laboratory film is an essential item in health care, pharmaceutical and research labs.

Features

• Flexible and self-sealing material allows it to cling around irregular shapes and surfaces
• Stretches more than 200% of original length
• Resistant up to 48 hours against many polar substances
• Reduce the risk of tampered data with a covering that is odorless, colorless and semi-transparent
• Prevents moisture and volume loss due to material composition and tight seal

Efficient and cost-effective covering for:

• Test tubes
• Beakers
• Vials
• Petri dishes
• Flasks
• Various other instruments and objects with irregular surfaces
• Overwrap to further secure stoppers, lids and caps
• Shelf or tray liner to prevent slipping of bottles or instruments

Permeability

• Oxygen: (ASTM 1927-98) 150 cc/m² d at 23°C and 50% RH
• Carbon Dioxide: (Modulated IR Method) 1200 cc/m² d at 23°C and 0% RH
• Water Vapor: (ASTM F1249-01)
• Flat: 1 g/m² d at 38°C and 90% RH
• Creased: 1 g/m² d at 38°C and 90% RH

Effects of Common Reagents

• Potassium Permanganate
• 5%: No apparent effect except permanent dark brown coloration in 18 hours
• 0.1%: Same as 5% except slightly less color
• Iodine solution (0.1N)
• No effect except staining brown in 18 hours
• Ethyl Alcohol (95%)
• No apparent effect except some face whitening in 24 hours
• No apparent effect in 24 hours:
• Hydrochloric Acid conc. (12N)dil. (5n)
• Sulphuric Acid conc. (36n) dil. (5n)
• Nitric Acid conc. (16n) dil. (5n)
• Sodium Hydroxide conc. (22%)
• Ammonium Hydroxide conc. (28% NH3)
• Salt (NACL) solution (20%)
• Isopropyl Alcohol (99%)
• Not recommended for use with chlorinated, non-polar aliphatic and aromatic solvents
• Film becomes soft and sticky at about 130°F to 150°F (68°C)

In Box

• 1 roll of PM996 Parafilm® M All-Purpose Laboratory Film in cardboard dispenser