Single-channel pipettes

A fixed-volume micropipette delivers one volume with no setting step, which removes adjustment errors in routine work such as QC. A variable-volume model covers a range and suits labs that pipette different volumes through the day. Examples of variable models are the SAPPHIRE single-channel pipette, 100–1000 µl, 1 piece, and the Transferpette® pro, 20–200 µl, 1 piece, which ships with a quality certificate and shelf holder. Compare models in our single-channel pipettes or ask sales@luminixhealth.com.

Most labs cover their work with three ranges, roughly 0.5–10 µl, 10–100 µl and 100–1000 µl, plus a macro pipette for 1 to 10 ml. For very small volumes there is the Sapphire single-channel pipette, 0.2–2 µl, 1 piece. Setting up a new bench is quicker with a kit: the Transferpette® pro Midi starter kit, 20, 200 and 1000 µl, and the Macro starter kit, 1000, 5000 and 10000 µl, each contain three pipettes, three shelf holders and three TipBoxes.

A tip must seal properly on the cone of your pipette model. A poor fit leaks or draws the wrong volume, so check the compatibility your pipette's manual gives before you switch tips. Sapphire tips come in rack and bulk formats, for example 1000 µl, sterile, 96 pieces per rack, and 200 µl, non-sterile, 1000 pieces per bag. For aerosol-sensitive work such as PCR, choose filter tips. The full range is in pipette tips.

There is no single interval that fits every lab. Set it in your own SOP, based on how intensively the pipette is used and what your quality system requires; heavily used pipettes are checked more often. Always check after a drop, a repair or a doubtful result. A pipette such as the Transferpette® pro, 100–1000 µl, 1 piece ships with a quality certificate. For documented checks later on, see calibration service and certificates.

A single-channel piston pipette delivers one volume through one tip. Fixed-volume pipettes are more accurate at their one volume. Variable pipettes cover a range and are specified at several points in it. Air displacement fails on viscous and volatile liquids.

A piston pipette delivers a set volume of liquid by air displacement or, for viscous and volatile liquids, by positive displacement. A single channel is the ordinary tool. A multichannel repeats the same volume across a row of a plate. A bottle-top dispenser meters reagent from the bottle it sits on. The accuracy is a property of the pipette and of how it is used, which is why calibration and a certificate exist. Piston-operated apparatus is treated under ISO laboratory apparatus. The volume unit sits with the BIPM and NIST.

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