From the 16th Century till date, Chemical research teams have used glass containers for a very basic reason - the glass container is transparent, almost invisible. And so, the contents and the reaction are clearly visible. But, because chemists must heat , cool and mix chemical substances, ordinary glass is not always adequate for laboratory work.
Laboratory work requires apparatus made in a glass which can readily be moulded into any desired shape or form, which offers maximum inertness when in contact with the widest range of chemical substances, which can withstand thermal shocks without fracture, high temperature work without deforming and which will be resilient enough to survive the everyday knocks to which it will be subjected in normal laboratory handling, washing and sterilizing processes.
BOROSIL® is the trade name of such a glass
Items made under the trade name BOROSIL® represent optimum mechanical thermal and chemical behavior. This glass is used in laboratories as well as for industrial applications where maximum thermal resistance, thermal shock resistance, mechanical resistance as well as unusual chemical resistance are required.
Laboratory Glassware made from BOROSIL® Glass show no noticeable absorption in the visible region of the spectrum. It appears consequently clear and colorless.
