Users decide between dedicated and multipurpose systems

Pipetting is part of nearly every laboratory’s workflow. Yet this established technology continues to undergo improvements, most related to usability and consistency.

As laboratory budgets tighten and laboratory automation purchases come under scrutiny, R&D efforts are still expected to function efficiently and with increased data quality. 

INTEGRA has published a video* demonstrating how its VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette, used in conjunction with the Seahorse Bioscience XF96 Extracellular Flux Analyzer, provides high throughput screening of the cellular bioenergetics of multiple cell lines.

Pipettes can be found in almost every laboratory and, if you’re looking to buy one, there are many options— manual or electronic, single or multi-channel. Luckily, a few main considerations can help in deciding whether or not to buy the latest pipette technology.

Problem: Liquid retention in pipette tips and interaction between the materials with which the tip is made and the sample it contains are a great concern. Sample loss percentage and the subsequent cost for purchasing additional sample becomes significantly more important when expensive reagents such as antibodies and siRNA inhibitors are being pipetted.

The one button operating principle that was a major success in our original Reference line has been re-vamped with additional premium characteristics to provide users with extraordinary precision and accuracy, a long service life, and an even more ergonomic design.

View some of the results from our latest pipettes product survey.

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a premier supplier of Laboratory Data Management Solutions is excited to announce a new partnership with Institute for Biopharmaceutical Research (IBR, Inc.)—a leader in turnkey calibration software.