Specimen Containers

SmartLabs stocks specimen containers in 30mL and 60mL. The 30mL size is the standard for sputum and TB-screening samples, where a compact container is easier to handle and store. The 60mL green-cap version suits general urine or fluid collection where a bit more volume is useful. If you are not sure, 60mL is the safer general-purpose choice.

Both SmartLabs specimen containers are sterile and individually sealed, which matters for clinical and pathology use where contamination would invalidate a test result. For classroom water or soil sampling, sterility is less critical, but an individually sealed container still keeps dust and handling residue out before use.

Both sizes are available as single units or in bulk packs of 500. A clinic or pathology lab working through samples daily gets better value from a bulk pack, while a school stocking up for one term of practicals may only need a handful of individual units.

A specimen container is only useful if the lid holds. Both SmartLabs sizes use a screw-on cap rather than a snap lid, which seals more reliably against leaks during transport, especially important for samples travelling between a collection point and a testing lab.

A specimen container is a small, sterile, screw-cap pot used to collect and transport a sample, most often urine or sputum, for laboratory testing. Clinics, pathology labs and schools all use them, though the exact size and sterility requirement depends on what is being collected and where it is going for analysis.

They are the same basic product in different sizes. A sputum container is simply the smaller 30mL specimen container, sized and typically used for sputum samples in TB screening. A general specimen container, usually 60mL, is used for urine or other fluid samples where a bit more volume is needed.

Yes, both the 30mL and 60mL specimen containers SmartLabs stocks are sterile and individually sealed. Each one is packed on its own rather than loose in a bulk box, so the container stays uncontaminated until it is opened for use, which matters for clinical and pathology sampling.

For sputum collection or TB screening, the 30mL container is the standard size. For urine samples or general fluid collection, the 60mL green-cap container gives you more working volume. If your lab or clinic handles both, it is worth keeping stock of each size rather than trying to use one for everything.

No. Specimen containers are single-use items. Reusing one risks cross-contaminating a new sample with residue from the last, which can produce an inaccurate test result. Each container is sold sterile and sealed for one collection, then disposed of afterwards according to your facility's normal biological waste procedure.