— Ryla Cantergiani 2020/04/06 22:51

Typically white-colored, elongated plastic pellets with magnets inside. These are used for stirring contents of containers (flasks, beakers, etc.) through the power of electro-magnetism on stirplates, instead of having something stick out of the top to stir.

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Location: Drawer ???

Notes and Warning: Stir bars must be sterile. Only use stir bars from autoclave bags with BLACK tape on them.

Equipment maintenance: Wash and autoclave after each use.