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      • Rat GLP Infusion Toxicology Studies
      • Large Animal Continuous Ambulatory Infusion
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  • Products
    • Feeding Tubes
      • Stainless Steel
      • Polypropylene
      • Polyurethane
      • Capsule Dosers
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      • Mouse Cartoid
      • Mouse Femoral
      • Mouse Jugular
      • Mouse Tail Vein
      • Rat Bile
      • Rat Intrathecal
      • Rat Jugular
      • Rat Femoral
      • Rat Carotid
      • Rat Portal
      • Rat Gastric
      • Rat Tail Vein
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        • Two Channel Rat Harness
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      • Legacy Tethers
        • Covance Infusion Harness
        • Head Block Tether for Rats
        • Glass Ionomer Cement
        • Head Block Tether for Mice
        • Replacement Tether Spring
    • Swivels & Mounts
      • Swivels
        • One Channel Stainless Steel
        • Two Channel Stainless Steel
        • Five Channel
        • Plastic
        • Swivel Repair
      • Swivel Mounts
        • Snap-in Spring Swivel Mount
        • Single-Axis Counter-Balanced Swivel Mounts
        • Multi-Axis Counter-Balanced Swivel Mounts
        • Rodent Enclosures
        • Micro-Isolator Cage Swivel Mount for Mouse
        • Swivel Mount for Metabolic Cages
    • Tubing, PinPorts™ & Connectors
      • PinPorts
        • MRI Compatible
        • PinPorts for Catheters and Tubing
        • PinPoint to Tubing Connectors
        • Replacement Injectors
        • Rodent Middle Ear
        • Capillary Blood Collection Tubes
      • Tubing
        • Co-Extruded PE/PVC Tubing
        • FEP Microdialysis Tubing
        • Polyethylene
        • Intravascular PU Tubing
        • External PU Tubing
        • Silicone (Silastic) Tubing
        • External Silicone Tubing
      • Connectors
        • Luer Stubs (Blunt Needles)
        • Couplers and Plugs
        • Y and X Connectors
    • Pumps
      • Peristaltic Pumps
        • P625 Pump Tube Sets
        • P720 Pumps
        • P720 Tube Sets
        • P625 Pump
      • OrchesTA Infusion System
        • OrchesTA Model 100 Syringe Pump
        • OrchesTA Model 500 Ambulatory Pump
        • OrchesTA Infusion Automation Software
      • Harvard Apparatus Syringe Pumps
        • 11 ELITE
        • PHD ULTRA SERIES
        • PHD 2000 series
    • Automated Blood Sampler
      • ABS2 Sampler
      • ABS Rack System
      • Dried Blood Spot Sampling for DMPK
      • Collection Tubes
      • Greiner MiniCollect Tubes
      • ABS for PET Imaging Studies
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  • Silicone (Silastic) Tubing

Silicone (Silastic®) Intravascular Tubing

As of January 2019, Instech no longer sells 2, 3, 3.5, 5 and 7Fr silicone tubing for laboratory animal research.

While silicone is inert and flexible, it is highly permeable to air, which can lead to poor patency, and also does not make reliable friction fit connections. Instech continues to sell polyurethane tubing, the preferred material for intravascular use, in bulk spools and as finished, sterile catheters.

Instech also continues to sell 1/32in wall silicone tubing for peristaltic pumps and other external applications.

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