8 Questions to Ask When Buying a Pipette
- What key ergonomic features does the pipette have? How do the ergonomic features compare to other providers’ pipettes?
- What are the accuracy and precision specifications of the pipette and how were they determined?
- What types of services are offered for this product? Preventive maintenance? Calibration? Repair?
- Where was the pipette manufactured?
- Does the company offer programs to help improve the user’s pipetting technique?
- Does the company offer pipettes that can be used for volatile and viscous solutions as well as aqueous solutions?
- Does this pipette come in a range of volumes and, if so, what are the volumes?
- What types of pipettes does the company offer? Multi-channel, electronic, 96-well plate, or automated?
Our Readers’ Main Causes of Pipetting Errors:
| Human Errors | 57% |
| Liquids Stick to Tip | 49% |
| Viscosity Reduces Accuracy | 40% |
| Surface Tension Reduces Accuracy | 27% |
| Immersed Tips Carry Over Liquid | 25% |
| Pipettes Take Up More Liquid | 18% |
| Liquids Evaporate | 8% |
| Liquid temperature | 6% |
| Other | 6% |
Top 10 Features/Factors Respondents Look For When Purchasing a Pipette
| Consistent performance and accuracy of product | 91% |
| Durability of product | 78% |
| Availability of tips and accessories | 73% |
| Low maintenance/easy to clean | 59% |
| Designed to permit recalibration | 57% |
| Price | 56% |
| Ergonomic operation | 47% |
| Service and support | 47% |
| Warranties | 41% |
| Leak detection | 39% |
Looking for a New Pipette?Lab Manager’s Pipette Product Finder utilizes a query-based system to quickly narrow the field of available pipettes to those that specifically meet the requirements demanded by your application. |
