Automated tips, also known as pipette tips, are used with pipettes and other related equipment. The product retains the original classic functions of laboratory automation, improves the reliability of experimental results, and increases unattended time. Widely used in molecular biology and cell biology, routine clinical testing, drug screening, genomics and proteomics research and other fields.
In the experiment, whether the pipette is often cleaned. Use filter tips to better protect pipettes from contamination. The liquid is securely sealed in the tip and can effectively prevent back suction. So what are the minimum points that a good automated tip should have? A good tip depends on concentricity, taper, and most importantly, adsorption.
1. Let’s talk about the taper first: if it is better, the match with the gun will be very good, and the suction will be more accurate;
2. Concentricity: Concentricity is whether the circle at the suction nozzle of the tip and the connection between the tip and the pipette appear to be the same center of the circle, if not, it means that the concentricity is not good;
3. Finally, the most important one is our adsorption: the adsorption is related to the material of the tip. If the material of the tip is not good, it will affect the accuracy of pipetting, resulting in a large amount of liquid retention, referred to as For hanging on the wall, resulting in pipetting errors.
The adaptability of automated tips is a point that users are paying more and more attention to. Why? Because not all tips can be used on pipettes of any brand and corresponding range, Leibe reminds us again that users must pay attention to the adaptability of tips when purchasing tips. Mainly we can understand the adaptability of the tip from the following aspects: First, the speciality of the tip. Some series of pipettes of some brands can only use their own standard tips, and other tips cannot be used.