NEST® Small Size Erlenmeyer Flasks, Baffled,pc, Baffled, Plug Seal Cap

Small Size Erlenmeyer Flasks, Baffled,pc, Baffled, Plug Seal Cap from NEST Scientific for research and laboratory use.

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Erlenmeyer Flask with Baffles, Polycarbonate, 250 mL, Plug Seal Cap, Sterile, 1/Pk, 12/CS

NEST Cat. No.: 782201
Selling unit: Case of 12

Erlenmeyer Flask with Baffles, Polycarbonate, 250 mL, Plug Seal Cap, Sterile (Cat. No. 782201)

Key Features

Product Details

Erlenmeyer flasks are ideal for suspension cell and bacterial cultures, and are also well-suited for medium preparation, mixing, and storage

Quality Details

Nest Scientific provides a complete range of Erlenmeyer Shaker Flasks designed for bacterial culture, cell culture, and reagent mixing. The conical design promotes efficient mixing by maximizing surface area during agitation. Flasks are offered in a wide range of sizes, including high-efficiency 2 L, 3 L, and 5 L models. Options include baffled bottoms and vented caps for enhanced gas exchange, with material choices of polycarbonate or PETG.

Erlenmeyer Flask with Baffles, Polycarbonate, 500 mL, Plug Seal Cap, Sterile, 1/Pk, 12/CS

NEST Cat. No.: 783201
Selling unit: Case of 12

Erlenmeyer Flask with Baffles, Polycarbonate, 500 mL, Plug Seal Cap, Sterile (Cat. No. 783201)

Key Features

Product Details

Erlenmeyer flasks are ideal for suspension cell and bacterial cultures, and are also well-suited for medium preparation, mixing, and storage

Quality Details

Nest Scientific provides a complete range of Erlenmeyer Shaker Flasks designed for bacterial culture, cell culture, and reagent mixing. The conical design promotes efficient mixing by maximizing surface area during agitation. Flasks are offered in a wide range of sizes, including high-efficiency 2 L, 3 L, and 5 L models. Options include baffled bottoms and vented caps for enhanced gas exchange, with material choices of polycarbonate or PETG.

Erlenmeyer Flask with Baffles, Polycarbonate, 125 mL, Plug Seal Cap, Sterile, 1/Pk, 24/CS

NEST Cat. No.: 781201
Selling unit: Case of 24

Erlenmeyer Flask with Baffles, Polycarbonate, 125 mL, Plug Seal Cap, Sterile (Cat. No. 781201)

Key Features

Product Details

Erlenmeyer flasks are ideal for suspension cell and bacterial cultures, and are also well-suited for medium preparation, mixing, and storage

Quality Details

Nest Scientific provides a complete range of Erlenmeyer Shaker Flasks designed for bacterial culture, cell culture, and reagent mixing. The conical design promotes efficient mixing by maximizing surface area during agitation. Flasks are offered in a wide range of sizes, including high-efficiency 2 L, 3 L, and 5 L models. Options include baffled bottoms and vented caps for enhanced gas exchange, with material choices of polycarbonate or PETG.

Frequently Asked Questions About NEST Erlenmeyer Flasks

What is the purpose of the baffles in an Erlenmeyer flask?

Baffles disrupt circular liquid flow during shaking, increasing mixing efficiency and oxygen transfer. This helps support higher cell densities and improved growth in suspension cultures, microbial cultures, and protein expression applications.

What are baffled Erlenmeyer flasks used for?

Baffled Erlenmeyer flasks are commonly used for suspension cell culture, microbial fermentation, recombinant protein expression, vaccine development, viral vector production, and upstream bioprocess development where enhanced aeration and mixing are required.

What is the difference between a baffled flask and a flat-bottom flask?

Baffled flasks provide greater oxygen transfer and mixing efficiency than flat-bottom flasks. Flat-bottom flasks are often preferred for shear-sensitive mammalian cells, while baffled flasks are commonly used for microbial culture, protein expression, and high-density suspension cultures.

Can these flasks be used for CHO cell culture?

Yes. NEST baffled Erlenmeyer flasks can be used for CHO suspension cell culture, particularly during media optimization, process development, seed train expansion, and scale-up studies.

Are these flasks suitable for HEK293 cell culture?

Yes. Researchers frequently use baffled shake flasks for HEK293 suspension culture during recombinant protein production, viral vector development, and transfection studies.

Can these flasks be used for bacterial culture?

Yes. Baffled Erlenmeyer flasks are widely used for E. coli culture, plasmid production, recombinant protein expression, and fermentation development because the baffles improve oxygen transfer during shaking.

Can these flasks be used for yeast culture?

Yes. These flasks are commonly used for Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia pastoris cultures, media development, fermentation optimization, and protein expression applications.

Are these flasks suitable for recombinant protein expression?

Yes. The enhanced mixing and aeration provided by the baffled design make these flasks ideal for recombinant protein expression workflows using bacterial, yeast, insect, or mammalian cell systems.

Can these flasks be used for viral vector production?

Yes. Baffled shake flasks are frequently used during process development for lentiviral vectors, adenoviral vectors, adeno-associated virus (AAV), and other viral vector manufacturing workflows.

What types of caps are available?

NEST baffled Erlenmeyer flasks are available with either plug-seal caps or vented caps. Vented caps allow gas exchange while helping maintain sterility, while plug-seal caps are often used for transport, storage, or applications requiring minimal gas exchange.

What are vented caps used for?

Vented caps contain a gas-permeable membrane that allows oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange during incubation and shaking, supporting optimal cell growth while maintaining a sterile environment.

Are these flasks sterile?

Yes. NEST sterile baffled Erlenmeyer flasks are supplied sterile and ready for use in cell culture, microbiology, and bioprocess development applications.

Can these flasks be used in orbital shakers?

Yes. These flasks are designed for use with standard orbital shakers and incubator shakers commonly found in research, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical laboratories.

Are these flasks suitable for seed train expansion?

Yes. NEST baffled flasks are commonly used for seed train expansion when scaling cultures from laboratory experiments to pilot-scale and production-scale bioreactors.

How do NEST baffled flasks compare to Corning® Erlenmeyer flasks?

NEST baffled Erlenmeyer flasks offer a comparable format and functionality to leading shake flask systems, making them suitable for suspension culture, microbial growth, protein expression, and bioprocess scale-up workflows.

What industries commonly use baffled Erlenmeyer flasks?

Baffled shake flasks are widely used in biotechnology, pharmaceutical manufacturing, cell and gene therapy development, vaccine research, academic research, synthetic biology, and industrial microbiology laboratories.

Erlenmeyer Flask with Baffles, Polycarbonate, 1000 mL, Plug Seal Cap, Sterile, 1/Pk, 6/CS

NEST Cat. No.: 784201
Selling unit: Case of 6

Erlenmeyer Flask with Baffles, Polycarbonate, 1000 mL, Plug Seal Cap, Sterile (Cat. No. 784201)

Key Features

Product Details

Erlenmeyer flasks are ideal for suspension cell and bacterial cultures, and are also well-suited for medium preparation, mixing, and storage

Quality Details

Nest Scientific provides a complete range of Erlenmeyer Shaker Flasks designed for bacterial culture, cell culture, and reagent mixing. The conical design promotes efficient mixing by maximizing surface area during agitation. Flasks are offered in a wide range of sizes, including high-efficiency 2 L, 3 L, and 5 L models. Options include baffled bottoms and vented caps for enhanced gas exchange, with material choices of polycarbonate or PETG.