Micronic offers a wide range of low cost, flat bottom non-coded and alphanumeric tubes (0.5 ml, 0.75 ml, 1.1 ml and 1.4 ml) available on short delivery times. Adopting a standard tube profile the flat bottom tubes offer users an easy upgrade path to using 2D coded tubes in future. Incorporating a smooth external flat surface makes the flat bottom sample tubes an easier to read and identify alternative to traditional round bottom tubes for automated scanning applications. The optimised internal v or u bottom shape provides the lowest dead volume and enables maximum sample recovery. The tubes are manufactured from highest medical grade polypropylene in a fully automated class 7 cleanroom environment.