Akhiwe ngepulasitiki, ingilazi, ingilazi ye-borosilicate noma ingilazi ye-soda-lime, amabhodlela e-reagent afaka izivalo noma amakepisi, avikela okuqukethwe ekuchithekeni noma ukungcoliswa ngaphandle kwemvelo. Amabhodlela ama-reagent ahle kakhulu ekugcineni izimpushana noketshezi. Amabhodlela ezinto ezisetshenziswayo anenhlaka enombala ogqamile noma abomvu avikela okuqukethwe okuzwela ukukhanya ekukhanyeni kwe-UV, ukukhanya okubonakalayo nemisebe ye-infrared. Amabhodlela e-reagent ayatholakala anemilomo emincane ukuze alawuleke kangcono ngenkathi ethululwa, noma imilomo ebanzi ukuze agcwaliswe kalula noma athole okuqukethwe. Ofeleba kanye nezivalo zamabhodlela e-reagent kufanele zikhethwe ngokucophelela, njengoba impahla yazo noma ulayini kungase kuhlanganyele kabi nokuqukethwe ebhodleleni.