page_title: Cell spreader
hierarchical_section_title: Cell spreader
caption_attribution_description: English: Set of plate spreaders (Drigalski's spatulas).
context_page_description: A cell spreader or plate spreader is a hand tool used in biology and related fields to smoothly spread cells and bacteria on a culture plate, such as a Petri dish.
  Cell spreaders can be made from glass, plastic, or metal, and come in various shapes.
  A Drigalski spatula is a cell spreader consisting of a cylindrical rod or wire bent in the shape of a triangle with a handle. Another variant is a rod bent in L-shape. Extrusion molded versions can be T-shaped.
context_section_description: A cell spreader or plate spreader is a hand tool used in biology and related fields to smoothly spread cells and bacteria on a culture plate, such as a Petri dish. 
  Cell spreaders can   be made from glass, plastic, or metal, and come in various shapes. 
  A Drigalski spatula is a cell spreader consisting of a cylindrical rod or wire bent in the shape of a triangle with a handle.  Another variant is a rod bent in L-shape. Extrusion molded versions can be T-shaped.
caption: Cell spreaders
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