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Selecting the Best Pipette for Your Application

Consider the physical properties of your sample.

Today, there is a pipette for virtually every requirement … aqueous solutions, dense, viscous, or radioactive compounds, DNA sequencing, distributing aliquots, filling microtiter plates, etc.

The type of analysis you are performing, the physical properties of the liquid, and the volume range of the pipette will determine which pipette and tip you should use.


Aqueous
Samples
Viscous
Samples
Radioactive &
Corrosive
Samples
DNA/RNA,
Biological
Samples


Consider the volume of liquid you want to transfer.
 
Eight Pipetman® and eight Pipetman® Ultra models are designed to transfer precise volumes from 0.1 µL to 10 mL. Pipetman is also available in fixed volumes from 2 µL to 1 mL.



Model Volume Range
 U2/P2 0.2–2 µL
 U10/P10 1–10 µL
 U20/P20 2–20 µL
 U100/P100 20–100 µL
 U200 20–200 µL
 P200 50–200 µL
 U1000/P1000 200–1000 µL
 U5000/P5000 1–5 mL
 U10 mL/P10 mL 1–10 mL

Six Microman® specialty pipettes are designed for the precise transfer of problem liquids in volumes from 1 µL to 1000 µL.



Model Volume Range
 M10 1–10 µL
 M25 3–25 µL
 M50 20–50 µL
 M100 10–100 µL
 M250 50–250 µL
 M1000 200–1000 µL

The Distriman® repetitive pipette is available with three different syringes (micro, mini, and maxi), so you can distribute aliquots in any volume (even fractional) from 1 µL to 1.25 mL.



Syringe
(total syringe volume)
Aliquot Volume Range
 Micro (125 µL) 1–12.5 µL
 Mini (1250 µL) 10–125 µL
 Maxi (12.5 mL) 100 µL –1.25 mL




Application Notes/Technical Notes

Pipetting Hot and Cold
Assays under control with the programmable Pipetman Concept®
Laboratory Ergonomics: Things You Should Know…Things You Should Do
High-throughput pipetting with the programmable Pipetman Concept®
Counterfeit pipettes and parts, Should you care?
Contamination-pipetting: relative efficiency of filter tips compared to Microman® positive displacement pipette
Positive-displacement Pipettes for Accurate Transfer of "Problem Liquids" (Application Note #TLS001)





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