Pipette Choice and Maintenance

Best Practice Matters

This white paper is an introduction and practical guide to the proper use, testing, maintenance and calibration of piston pipettes. Ideal for scientists, technicians and other laboratory workers, it covers single and multichannel, manual and automatic pipettes with dispensing volumes ranging from microliters to millilitres.

The different types of pipette and their operating principles are described, including recommendations for selecting the most appropriate pipette according to specific applications. Guidance is provided for routine pipette performance testing as well as general daily pipette care, maintenance and calibration.

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