The inoculation holder is made of bakelite handle and nickel plated brass rod,the inoculating loop is made of durable nichrome,can be flame sterilizingEasily manageable while being long enough to dissipate lots of heat,and good for hours of back-to-back platingeHeat the loop until it glows then let it for about thirty seconds before touching your culture.Don't autoclave the bakelite handle,it can always be disinfected with ethanolThe grip portion of the handle is pliable and soft,highly durable and solid product without being overly heavy and a chore to useVacuum-gas plasma surface treated, allowing liquid or solid culture medium to attach.These inoculating loops are very handy for transferring to and from test tube cultures in the lab,they are tools in inoculating experiment.Colour: Black+SilverMaterial: MetalPackage Contents:2 x 8.8inch(22cm) inoculation rods50 x 10ul inoculating tips(3mm diameter twisted wire loop and 65mm long)Only the above package content, other products are not included.Note: Light and different displays may cause the color of the item in the picture a little different from the real thing. The measurement allowed error is +/- 1-3cm.