<?php
$str = "Two 9-dram clear styrene tubes with snap-on caps, 1 x 2-3/4″ I.D. (25.2 x 68mm), are supplied as containers. Additional or replacement tubes #8909 are available.
As a safety precaution, BioQuip recommends using the #1135Y HEPA filter with this aspirator.
Also see #1135X aspirator syringe bulb. It allows users to aspirate specimens without inhaling particulate matter.";
$pat = "/#(\w+)/";
if ( preg_match_all($pat,$str,$matches)) {
$popped = array_pop($matches);
list( $alpha, $beta, $gamma) = $popped;
echo "The IDs are as follows:\n\n$alpha\n$beta\n$gamma\n";
}