Pipette controllers & fillers

A rubber bulb or pi-pump is simple, cheap and needs no power, which suits occasional use and teaching. For example, the natural-rubber pipette bulb, up to 10 ml, comes in packs of 10 pieces. A motorised pipette controller is faster and easier on the hand when you fill many serological pipettes a day, as in cell culture and media prep. An example is the accu-jet® S for pipettes from 0.1 to 200 ml, which runs without a power adapter connected. See all pipette controllers and fillers.

Check the volume range of the controller against the pipettes you use. Motorised controllers usually take a wide range, such as the accu-jet® S, 0.1 to 200 ml. Manual controllers often cover 0.1 to 100 ml, like the manual pipette controller, blue, with integrated 0.45 µm filter. Pi-pumps are size-specific: the 25 ml pi-pump takes pipettes from 2 to 25 ml. A universal option is the FLIP pipette filler bulb, which fits all pipette sizes. Unsure about a fit? Send your pipette types to sales@luminixhealth.com.

The filter protects the controller from liquid and aerosols. Replace it as soon as liquid has reached it, when it looks discoloured, or when aspiration becomes noticeably slower. In cell culture, many labs also change it on a fixed schedule. Use only the filter made for your model. Examples: the one-way filter set for the blue manual pipette controller, 5 pieces, and the hydrophobic membrane spare filter for the maxi pipette filler, 1–100 ml. The blue controller itself has an integrated 0.45 µm filter.

No. Mouth pipetting risks swallowing or inhaling chemicals and infectious material, and lab safety rules ban it. Always use a pipette filler or controller, even for water, so the habit stays safe. For small volumes, a pi-pump is precise and easy to control, for example the small pi-pump. For larger volumes, the manual pipette aid for 1–100 ml pipettes has an adapter that can be autoclaved at 121 °C. Need fillers for a teaching lab? Ask sales@luminixhealth.com.

A controller or a filler draws liquid into a serological or a volumetric pipette so the mouth does not. A bulb, a wheel and an electronic controller are the three forms. The force and the filter that protects the controller from over-aspiration matter. It is not itself a measuring device.

A pipette moves a measured volume. A volumetric pipette delivers one line. A graduated pipette delivers along a scale. A Pasteur pipette is an uncalibrated transfer. A piston pipette uses a tip, and the tip has to seal on that pipette. A filter tip adds a barrier so aerosol from the sample does not reach the piston. Serological pipettes are the long graduated tubes used with a controller. The volume and the fit are the specification. Piston pipettes are treated under ISO laboratory apparatus. In-vitro work also meets ISO in vitro diagnostic systems.

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