Pyrex is the name brand most often associated with borosilicate glass, the brand we sell. It is of a low expansion borosilicate composition with high chemical resistance, making it the most poplular type of glass in the world for laboratory use. It meets all U.S. Pharmacopoeia specifications for type 1A glass.
The tubing has to be heated until it sort of glows red and then it can be bent. You heat it with a propane or natural gas burner similar to a plumbing torch or our propane Bunsen burner. You would buy the propane at a hardware store. All of the sizes and prices of the tubing are listed below.