What is a Pipette Tip?
Pipette Tips are disposable, autoclavable attachments for the uptake and dispensing of liquids using a pipette.
Micropipettes are used in a number of laboratories. A research/diagnostic lab can use pipette tips to dispense liquids into a well plate for PCR assays.
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Are all pipette tips the same?
Pipette tips come in three different types including non-sterile, pre-sterilized and filtered tips. The most commonly used type of pipette tip is a non-sterile tip.
They are often used in laboratory applications where sterility is not important to the experiment or test being performed.
Which pipets are the most accurate and why?
Volumetric pipettes are considered the most accurate, with the capacity to measure up to four significant figures. This makes them the pipette of choice for applications where accuracy is critical.
What are the different grades of pipettes?
Within pipette calibration, there are five widely used grades of pipettes, all of which have specific guidelines and requirements regarding use, testing, maintenance, and measurement.
The five grades of pipettes include disposable/transfer, graduated/serological, single-channel, multichannel, and repeat pipette.
Do pipette tips expire?
All VistaLab Technologies sterile disposables (Tips, Reagent Reservoirs, Wobble-not serological pipets) are good for 3 years from the Date of Manufacture found on the Certificate of Analysis included in each case; as long as the packaging is unopened and uncompromised. Non-sterile tips do not expire.