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Pipettes come in several designs for various purposes with differing levels of accuracy and precision, from single piece glass pipettes to more complex adjustable or electronic pipettes. Many pipette types work by creating a partial vacuum above the liquid-holding chamber and selectively releasing this vacuum to draw up and dispense liquid ...
These pipettes commonly have a label with their volume range like "10–100 μL". These limits are indeed the limits as overwinding these limits would result in damage of the pipetting system. The fixed volume pipette cannot be changed. As there are less moving parts, the mechanism is less complex, resulting in more accurate volume measurement.
Release the pipette knob slowly to the ready position. Do not remove the tip from the solution. Repeat this process (step 3 and 4) to rinse the tip until the interior wall of the tip is clear. Remove the tip from the solution. Press the pipette knob to the second stop, and completely empty the tip. Release the pipette knob to the ready position.
Move the pipette to the receiving vessel and dispense the liquid by gently pressing the pipette knob to the first stop (#3). Withdraw the tip from the liquid. Some liquid will remain inside the tip. The liquid remaining in the tip can be dispensed back into the original solution (#4) or thrown away. Release the pipette thumb to the ready ...
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(These are for Class A pipettes; Class B pipettes are given a tolerance of twice that for the corresponding Class A.) A specialized example of a volumetric pipette is the microfluid pipette (capable of dispensing as little as 10 μL) designed with a circulating liquid tip that generates a self-confining volume in front of its outlet channels. [3]
A small pipette allows for more precise measurement of fluids; a larger pipette can be used to measure volumes when the accuracy of the measurement is less critical. Accordingly, pipettes vary in volume, with most measuring between 0 and 25.0 millilitres (0.00 and 0.88 imp fl oz; 0.00 and 0.85 US fl oz). [2]
A Mohr pipette, also known as a graduated pipette, is a type of pipette used to measure the volume of the liquid dispensed, although not as accurately as a volumetric pipette. [1] These use a series of marked lines (as on a graduated cylinder) to indicate the different volumes. [ 2 ]