Chem2Cure Research and Therapeutics

Lab Wear

Chemistry you can wear, carry and drink out of

Nine things with a molecule on them and a joke only our sort of person gets. Designed here, made in Bangladesh, and every taka of the margin pays for the free chemistry on the rest of this site: the thousand MCQs, the cheat sheets, the posters.

  • Margin funds free lessons
  • Made and shipped from Dhaka
  • Designed by working chemists
Nothing can be bought yet, and we would rather say so. These are our designs, drawn rather than photographed, because no sample has been made. Reserve the ones you want and we will come back to you with a photograph, a real price and a date before anybody is asked for money. What gets reserved is what gets made first.
Most wanted Caffeine mug drawing, not a photograph

Caffeine mug

“C8H10N4O2 — the only drug I take before 9 a.m.”

The caffeine structure wrapped round a 325 ml ceramic mug, printed so it survives a dishwasher. The formula sits under the ring where your thumb goes.

  • White
  • Navy inside

৳650 indicative

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Printed in Dhaka. Sample not yet run.

"Phase II failed" T-shirt drawing, not a photograph

"Phase II failed" T-shirt

“My compound failed Phase II and all I got was this T-shirt.”

For anybody who has watched three years of work end at an interim analysis. Combed cotton, screen printed, sizes S to XXL.

  • S
  • M
  • L
  • XL
  • XXL

৳950 indicative

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Fabric weight still being chosen: 160 or 180 gsm.

Winter "Still stirring" hoodie drawing, not a photograph

"Still stirring" hoodie

“Reaction in progress. Do not disturb.”

Fleece-lined, for the overnight stir and the 6 a.m. work-up. The stir vortex is embroidered rather than printed, so it does not crack.

  • Navy
  • S to XXL

৳2,450 ৳2,800 indicative

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Embroidery quote in hand; minimum order 50.

Benzene cap drawing, not a photograph

Benzene cap

“Six carbons, no explanation needed.”

A plain six-panel cap with one embroidered ring in amber. The only chemistry joke that works at a distance of ten metres.

  • Charcoal
  • Adjustable

৳750 indicative

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Sample not yet run.

New "12 steps omitted" tote drawing, not a photograph

"12 steps omitted" tote

“Idea → product. (12 steps omitted.)”

Heavy canvas, long handles, flat base. Holds a laptop, a lab coat and the literature you promised to read.

  • Natural canvas

৳700 indicative

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Canvas weight: 10 oz, to be confirmed.

Attempt No. 47 notebook drawing, not a photograph

Attempt No. 47 notebook

“Where failed reactions go to be remembered.”

A5, 120 pages, squared, lies flat on a bench. Each page has a header for the date, the attempt number and the thing you changed, because that is the part everybody forgets to write down.

  • Squared
  • A5

৳480 indicative

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Paper to be chosen; it must not bleed through with a marker.

"99.9% pure" bottle drawing, not a photograph

"99.9% pure" bottle

“H2O. Purity 99.9%. Yield 100%, for once.”

Double-walled steel, 600 ml, keeps cold for about twelve hours. The only thing in the lab you are allowed to drink.

  • Steel
  • 600 ml

৳1,350 indicative

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Sourcing quotes being compared.

Cheapest Molecule sticker sheet drawing, not a photograph

Molecule sticker sheet

“Six molecules you have already taken today.”

Caffeine, paracetamol, aspirin, dopamine, serotonin and penicillin, as six vinyl stickers for a laptop or a water bottle. Each one names the molecule on the back.

  • Six stickers
  • Vinyl

৳250 indicative

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Artwork drawn; print test pending.

Limited Field bag drawing, not a photograph

Field bag

“For the work that leaves the bench.”

A doctor's-bag shape in waxed canvas with a wide opening, two outside pockets and a padded base. Made for sample bottles, a tablet and a notebook.

  • Waxed canvas
  • Brown

৳4,200 indicative

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The most expensive to make; may be made to order only.

The honest answers

When can I actually buy one?
When enough people have reserved an item to cover a first run, which for most of these is about fifty pieces. Reserving costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Are the prices real?
They are our estimate from supplier quotes, and they are marked indicative for that reason. The price you are asked to pay will be the one in the email, not the one on this page.
Why drawings instead of photographs?
Because a photograph of a product that does not exist is a lie, and a rendered mock-up that looks like a photograph is a better-dressed one. These are the actual artwork files that would go to the printer.
Where does the money go?
Into the free side of the site. The MCQ bank, the cheat sheets, the posters and the API synthesis pages cost time and hosting and are given away.
Can I suggest a design?
Please do. The best lines on this page came from people complaining about their own experiments. Send one over.