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BRAND Acrylic and Polystyrene Spectrophotometry Cuvettes FAQ
Browse through some common questions about the BRAND Acrylic and Polystyrene Spectrophotometry Cuvettes:
| 1. | | What is the difference between your PS, PMMA and UV-Cuvettes | |
| Polystyrene (PS) cuvettes are the least expensive, however they have the lowest chemical resistance, and are only suitable for visible light applications, with a lower wavelength limit of around 300nm. Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA or “acrylic”) cuvettes extend that range to about 285nm, or slightly into the near UV range, and have slightly greater chemical compatibility. BRAND UV-Cuvettes use a proprietary plastic to allow measurement as low as 220nm, and has resistance to many polar organics as well as many acids and bases. |
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| | 2. | | What does “mold cavity matched” mean? | |
| Cuvettes are injection molded plastic. No matter how close the tolerances are in the molds, there will be some variance. BRAND cuvettes are sorted during the manufacturing process so that each package of cuvettes contains only cuvettes made from the same mold, minimizing the cuvette-to-cuvette variance. |
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| | 3. | | Do you sell four-clear-side flourimetry cuvettes? | |
| No. |
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| | 4. | | My results with your UV-Cuvettes are different than with quartz. What’s happening? | |
| While our UV-Cuvettes allow enough light to pass to perform accurate spectrophotometry down to 220nm, they are not as transparent as quartz. When using UV-Cuvettes, any reference measurements should also be done with UV-Cuvettes. |
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