Seven shake flasks on a white surface, six are filled with clear medium while one has phenol-red treated liquid. All have blue caps.

Shake flask features

Thermo Scientific single-use cell culture Erlenmeyer flasks are excellent for suspension culture and media preparation. Ready for mixing and storage and featuring crystal-clear polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG), these single-use flasks are robust and break resistant.

Standard non-vented closures help prevent spilling and contamination, and optional vented closures (0.22 µm) improves gas exchange, especially beneficial for suspension cell culture.

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Our angled flask (Cat. No. 4115-5000) has also shown to be the only flask tested capable generating larger protein titers in CHO cells due to its proprietary design (see Figure 1).

5L shake flask containing ExpiCHO cells on a Thermo Scientific orbital shaker
Bar chart of protein production in 4 flasks
Figure 1. Protein expression levels in 5 L shake flasks from different suppliers. Protein titers were determined for ExpiCHO cells transfected in a 1.5 L starting volume using the Max Titer (32°C) protocol with a three-feed strategy in 5 L shake flasks (N = 2).

Don’t take our word for it. See our application notes regarding how to help increase your potential for each Expi kit.

Product features include:

  • Molded-in graduation for accurate volume assessment
  • Non-pyrogenic, non-cytotoxic
  • Optional vented caps for gas exchange
  • Gamma irradiation sterilization (per ISO 1137-2)
  • DNase-, RNase-, and human DNA-free
  • BSE and TSE risk-free

Shake flask volume information

CapacityOuter diameterCase size
125 mL66.3 mm24
250 mL82.6 mm12
500 mL101.6 mm12
1,000 mL129.8 mm6
2,000 mL161.5 mm4
2,800 mL203.2 mm4
5,000 mL214 mm4


Order sterile single-use shake flasks

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Separated below by cap type, sterile single-use shake flasks are available with plain and baffled bottoms. These sterile single-use Erlenmeyer flasks for cell culture are:

  • Baffled-bottom flasks are designed to provide additional aeration and gas exchange with low shear to help maintain cell viability
  • Sterile and single use to help reduce contamination risk
  • BPA-free
  • Collapsible when autoclaved, helps reduce biohazardous waste
  • Graduated to enable rapid volume assessment
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4116-2000 2000mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Baffled Bottom, Filter Cap, Case of 4 Case of 4
132.65

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155.00
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4115-0500 500mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Plain Bottom, Filter Cap, Case of 12 Case of 12
251.65

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271.00
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4116-1000 1000mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Baffled Bottom, Filter Cap, Case of 6 Case of 6
165.65

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188.00
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4115-0125 125mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Plain Bottom, Filter Cap, Case of 24 Case of 24
328.65

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4115-2800 2800mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Plain Bottom, Filter Cap, Case of 4 Case of 4
259.65

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4116-0125 125mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Baffled Bottom, Filter Cap, Case of 24 Case of 24
355.65

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4116-0250 250mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Baffled Bottom, Filter Cap, Case of 12 Case of 12
201.65

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4115-5000 Nalgene™ 5-Liter Shake Flasks, angled bottom Case of 4
554.00
4116-0500 500mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Baffled Bottom, Filter Cap, Case of 12 Case of 12
269.65

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4115-1000 1000mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Plain Bottom, Filter Cap, Case of 6 Case of 6
163.65

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4115-2000 2000mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Plain Bottom, Filter Cap, Case of 4 Case of 4
125.65

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4116-2800 2800mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Baffled Bottom, Filter Cap, Case of 4 Case of 4
209.65

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4115-0250 250mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Plain Bottom, Filter Cap, Case of 12 Case of 12
191.65

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216.00
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4115-5001 Nalgene™ 5-Liter Shake Flasks, faceted bottom Case of 4
369.00
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4112-0500 500mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Plain Bottom, Solid Cap, Case of 12 Case of 12
188.65

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4112-2800 2800mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Plain Bottom, Solid Cap, Case of 4 Case of 4
246.65

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4113-0250 250mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Baffled Bottom, Solid Cap, Case of 12 Case of 12
141.65

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4113-1000 1000mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Baffled Bottom, Solid Cap, Case of 6 Case of 6
166.65

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4113-2000 2000mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Baffled Bottom, Solid Cap, Case of 4 Case of 4
141.65

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4112-0125 125mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Plain Bottom, Solid Cap, Case of 24 Case of 24
261.65

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4112-0250 250mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Plain Bottom, Solid Cap, Case of 12 Case of 12
170.65

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4112-2000 2000mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Plain Bottom, Solid Cap, Case of 4 Case of 4
127.65

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4112-1000 1000mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Plain Bottom, Solid Cap, Case of 6 Case of 6
155.65

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4113-0500 500mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Baffled Bottom, Solid Cap, Case of 12 Case of 12
241.65

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4113-0125 125mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Baffled Bottom, Solid Cap, Case of 24 Case of 24
227.65

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4113-2800 2800mL Erlenmeyer (Shaker) Flask, Single-Use PETG, Baffled Bottom, Solid Cap, Case of 4 Case of 4
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