2013 Pipettes Survey Results
View some of the results from our latest pipettes product survey.
The most common errors our readers experience with their pipettes, based on our latest survey, include:
Human errors | 27% |
Viscosity reduces accuracy | 16% |
Liquids stick to tip | 15% |
Immersed tips carry over liquid | 13% |
Surface tension reduces accuracy | 10% |
Pipettes take up more liquid | 7% |
Liquids evaporate | 4% |
Other | 4% |
Liquid temperature | 3% |
The types of pipettes our readers are using or planning to purchase for their labs:
Using | Planning to Purchase | |
Manual: single-channel | 28% | 4% |
Manual: multi-channel | 16% | 2% |
Manual: fixed volume | 11% | 2% |
Electronic: single-channel | 8% | 3% |
Electronic: multi-channel | 7% | 2% |
Electronic: fixed volume | 1% | 1% |
Repeater | 12% | 2% |
Other | 1% | 0% |
The frequency of fume hood inspections in respondents' labs:
Annually | 49% |
Quarterly | 15% |
Every six months | 15% |
Monthly | 11% |
Every two years or more | 4% |
Not applicable | 2% |
Don't Know | 6% |
The amount of time individuals in our readers’ labs spend per day working with their pipettes:
Less than 1 hour | 29% |
1 - 2 hours | 29% |
2 - 3 hours | 17% |
Over 3 hours | 26% |
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