There are many types of multichannel pipettes on the market
Number of pipette channels
From the first pipette to the current mainstream of the pipette market, it is a pipette that can only transfer one liquid sample at a time, which we call a single-channel pipette. But with the rapid development of the life sciences, single-channel pipettes often mean inefficiencies. For example, if a 96-well plate is to be filled (a 96-well plate is a plastic plate with 96 wells, each of which can hold a certain volume of liquid), a single pipette must be repeated 96 times. Liquid operation, this is not a bad job, I believe many people who have experience in this area will be deeply moved.
If you want to fill in a lot of 96 plates in a row, it is really exhausting! Hence, multi-channel pipettes have emerged, which can transfer multiple liquid samples in a single pipetting operation. A row of guns. ” There are many types of multi-channel pipettes on the market, such as 6, 8, 12, 16, 36, 48, 64, 96 channels (suppliers call them 96-channel pipette fluid workstations). For example, 8-channel pipetting The pipette can pipet 8 liquid samples at a time, and so on for other types. Of course, the most commonly used 8-channel and 12-channel pipettes on the market, so the production has 16 or more channels, or even only one manufacturer.
Pipette Operation TIPS
There are some tricks to the operation of the pipette. How to choose the volume and control the suction operation are several common problems that plague novice operators. Here are the main points of the pipette:
To install pipette tips:
After the lower end of the pipette sleeve enters the tip, if it is operated in the tip box, shake the pipette left and right or turn the pipette slightly, and press down gently at the same time (only single-channel pipettes can be rotated) 1-2 seconds; for bulk tips, gently rotate the tip for 1-2 seconds while gently pressing the tip toward the pipette. If this does not achieve the desired tightness, check the tips and pipettes.
