How to Select a Pipette Tip?
Sep 17, 2022
If you choose the wrong type of pipette tip, the precision and accuracy of even the best calibrated pipette can’t be ensured. Depending on the experiment you are performing, the wrong type of pipette tip can also make your pipette a source of contamination, leading to the waste of valuable samples or reagents, or even physical harm to you in the form of repetitive pressure injury (RSI). There are many different types of pipette tips available. How do you know which pipette is best for you? Don’t be worried, we will give you some tips about how to choose the right pipette for you to prevent costly experimental errors as well as all other problems. Select high-quality pipette tips for precision and accuracy. Accuracy is the first consideration that comes to mind when considering which pipette tip to choose.
If there are any inter-batch or intra-batch variations in the shape of the pipette tip, then your pipetting will not be accurate. This is a build quality and quality control issue, and build quality and quality control costs money, which is the same as any manufacturing process. Therefore, it is often safer to stay away from cheap pipette tips and buy good ones to minimize the difference between tips. If the pipette tip does not fit your particular pipette, it may affect the accuracy of the pipette. If the sealing between the pipette barrel and the pipette tip is poor, the inhaled air may escape so that the correct volume of liquid cannot be sucked. Therefore, the final volume assigned is not correct. Choosing the right pipette tip for your pipette can be tricky.
General pipette tips or pipette tips with dedicated purposes
If possible, you can choose a pipette tip sold by the pipette manufacturer. However, in general, the best choice for your pipette is to use a high-quality universal pipette tip. General pipette tips are available for most micropipettes on the market. Universal pipette tips are designed to well fit all pipette barrels, which vary in diameters by different manufacturers. However, not all general tips are the same, and you must carefully review your choices.
Companies that focus on the design of universal pipette tips have carefully studied the problems that can occur and developed techniques to overcome them. For example, the pipette tip with the BIOFOUNT technology is flexible at the proximal end of the pipette tip, that is, closest to the barrel, making it better suited to a wider range of pipette types. Therefore, the pipette tip using this technology can provide better accuracy and precision.
If there are any inter-batch or intra-batch variations in the shape of the pipette tip, then your pipetting will not be accurate. This is a build quality and quality control issue, and build quality and quality control costs money, which is the same as any manufacturing process. Therefore, it is often safer to stay away from cheap pipette tips and buy good ones to minimize the difference between tips. If the pipette tip does not fit your particular pipette, it may affect the accuracy of the pipette. If the sealing between the pipette barrel and the pipette tip is poor, the inhaled air may escape so that the correct volume of liquid cannot be sucked. Therefore, the final volume assigned is not correct. Choosing the right pipette tip for your pipette can be tricky.
General pipette tips or pipette tips with dedicated purposes
If possible, you can choose a pipette tip sold by the pipette manufacturer. However, in general, the best choice for your pipette is to use a high-quality universal pipette tip. General pipette tips are available for most micropipettes on the market. Universal pipette tips are designed to well fit all pipette barrels, which vary in diameters by different manufacturers. However, not all general tips are the same, and you must carefully review your choices.
Companies that focus on the design of universal pipette tips have carefully studied the problems that can occur and developed techniques to overcome them. For example, the pipette tip with the BIOFOUNT technology is flexible at the proximal end of the pipette tip, that is, closest to the barrel, making it better suited to a wider range of pipette types. Therefore, the pipette tip using this technology can provide better accuracy and precision.
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