Solutionpreparationreliesupontheprecisemeasurementofvolumestoobtaintheexactconcentrationsrequired.Therefore,thechoiceofmicroPipettethatisusedcandeterminenotonlytheaccuracy-butalsothereproducibility ofyourexperiments.
Atossila,weofferaselectedrangeofmicropipettesspanningfrom1 μlallthewayupto10ml.Eachmicropipettecomespre-calibratedandtested,toensureaccuracyandreproducibility.Additionally, wehavepreparedahandyguideonhowtoproperlyuseyourmicropipettetogetthebestresultspossIBLe.
- Listofproductsandspecifications
- Howtooperateamicropipette
- MicropipetteStand
ProductListandSpecification
ProductCode | C2001V1 | C2001V2 | C2001V3 | C2001V4 |
VolumeRange | 1-10μl | 10-100μl | 100-1000μl | 1-10ml |
Accuracy | ±2.5-1.0% | ±1.8-0.8% | ±1.5-0.6% | ±2.5-0.6% |
RepeatABIlity | ≤1.5-0.4% | ≤0.5-0.15% | ≤0.3-0.15% | ≤0.3-0.15% |
CompatibleTips | C2002V1 | C2002V2 | C2002V3 | C2002V4 |
Sterilization | Autoclaveat121°Cfor20Minutes | |||
PackageContent | 1xMicropipette,1xCalibrationKey,1xInstructionManual,1xQualityAssuranceForm,1xBagofPipettes | |||
PackageType | CardboardBox |
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HowtoOperateaMicropipette
Correctoperationofamicropipettewillallowforthemostaccurateandreproduciblemeasuringanddispensingofsolutions.Incorrectoperationofamicropipettecancausesignificantdecreasesinboththeaccuracyandreproducibilityofthevolumeofsolutionbeingwithdrawnordispensed.Belowisavisualguideonhowtocorrectlyuseamicropipettetogetthehighestaccuracyandlongestlifetimeoutofyourequipment:
Whenwithdrawingsolution,donotfullyinsertthetip.Youshouldaimtohaveitaround1cmintothesolutiontoavoidwithdrawingclosefromthesurfaceandtakinginair,and avoidinganycontactbetweenthemicropipetteandthesolution.
Whenwithdrawingviscoussolutions,theplungershouldbereleasedveryslowlytoensurethatnoairbubblesformwithinthetip(asthiswillgiveyoualowervolumethanindicated).
Neverholdyourmicropipettewiththetipfacingupwardswhileyouhavesolutioninthetip.Thismaycausethesolutiontorunbackintothepistonmechanism,whichwilldamageandcontaminateit.
Whendispensingsmallvolumes,youmayneedtoeitherdispensedirectlyintothesolutionbyimmersingthetiporbydispensingontothesideofthevial.Thetipshouldbereplacedaftereachdispensetoavoidcrosscontamination.
Ifamicropipetteissettoavolumeoutsideofitsstatedoperationalrange,themicropipetteshouldberecalibratedtoensurethatyouarestillgettingthecorrectvolumes.
Ifthemicropipetteisdropped,thismayresultintheneedtorecalibrateit.
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MicropipetteStand
Forstorageofyourmicropipettes,werecommendusingastandthatsetsthemvertically,allowingyoutoholdliquidwithinthetipwithoutitrunningbackintothetipcone.Thisreducesthechanceofcontamination,andincreasesthelifetimeandaccuracyofyourequipment.Ossilaoffersacarouselstandwith9individualslots,allowingyoutostoremultiplemicropipetteswitheasyaccesstoeach.
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Tothebestofourknowledgethetechnicalinformationprovidedhereisaccurate.However,Ossilaassumenoliabilityfortheaccuracyofthisinformation.Thevaluesprovidedherearetypicalatthetimeofmanufactureandmayvaryovertimeandfrombatchtobatch.