Plastic is commonly used in the majority of laboratory consumables, including pipette tips, and demand for them is always rising. Consumables made of plastic for laboratories must be able to bear heavy mechanical and thermal loads, have good chemical resistance, and be extremely pure.
All plastics used to make lab supplies must adhere to specified purity standards. They must have particular qualities that are necessary for the production process. The raw materials used to make laboratory supplies must not show any symptoms of aging (PP)