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Useful search tips to help refine and improve your search
Search is the easiest way to quickly find products and documents of interest. Here’s a quick list of some of the most popular search tools to help refine and improve your search.
How to use multi-term queries
By default, a search query will be set to "Match all terms" and will return products and documents that include all the terms that you have entered.
Example:
- CD3 human
- CD3 FITC
- CD3 human FITC
Alternatively, if you want to perform a wider search, selecting “Match any term” will return results that include any of the terms entered.
Example multi-term query
Operators
The following table lists the search operators that can be used to refine your search on bdbiosciences.com.
| Operators | Example | Finds products, documents, or web pages containing… |
|---|---|---|
| ? | CD11? | A five character term that starts with “CD11” |
| * | anti* | A term of any length that starts with “anti.” Performing a search for “*” will return all products, documents, or web pages. |
| " " | "96-well plate" | The exact phrase contained within double quotes |
Search
Filters can be used to narrow the results of your search to find the exact product (or products) you are looking for. Using the drop-down menus for “Attributes” and Categories” allows you to filter your results first based on broad areas and then on more specific categories. Once selected, the Category menu will automatically refresh to include all the possible values for the selected attribute.
An example search for a specific antibody product: using specificity and reactivity filters
Step 1: Enter the specificity in the search box
Enter the desired specificity in the search box and click the Search button.
Step 2: Use the filter to narrow the selection
To narrow the selection:
- Select Target Species from the Attribute menu.
- The Category menu will refresh with all applicable values for Target Species.
- Select the desired target species from the Category menu and click the Search button.
- Select other filters such as Format or Clone from the Attribute menu to further narrow the product results.
Step 3: Use the breadcrumbs
As you filter your search results, “breadcrumbs” are created to identify the most recent filter applied (in blue) and previous filters applied (in orange). You can return to a broader category by clicking the orange breadcrumbs.
Step 4: Sort your results
Clicking the name of a column will sort the results in ascending order of the selected column for example, clicking List Price will sort all the items from least expensive to most expensive). When selected, the column will be highlighted to indicate that it is being used to sort the results.
An example search for a specific labware product: using product type and size filters
Step 1: Enter the desired product in the search box
Start by entering the desired product (pipet, tube, dish, etc.) in the search box and then clicking on the Search button.
Step 2: Enter the size (or other attribute) in the Additional Search Terms box
If looking for a particular size, enter the size in the Additional Search Terms search box (for example, 25 mL, 100 mL, or 35 mm), then click the Search button. The result set will be reduced to include the only desired size.
An example of a broad search by product type
Step 1: Search for all products
Start with a search for “*” to return the entire product catalog.
Step 2: Use filters to narrow your selection
1. Select Product Type from the Attribute menu. All the different types of products in our online catalog will now be displayed in the Category menu.
2. Select the desired product type from the Category menu and then click the Search button to display all the products for the selected product type.
How to search for a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) or Technical Data Sheet (TDS)
Step 1: Find the product you are looking for
If you know the catalog number, enter the catalog number in the Search box. Otherwise, use the operators and filters to narrow the results to find the product you are looking for.
Step 2: Mouse over the entry in the Documentation column
Once the desired product is located, you will be able to reach the product’s applicable TDS or MSDS by clicking the link that appears when mousing over the entry in the Documentation column.
Document filters
When the Documents tab in the search results is selected, filters are available to further narrow results by product documentation or web pages.
