Mycoplasma is a very common bacterial contaminator in cell culture labs. Studies have found that mycoplasmas contamination is in many cell lines tested. They’re even shown to contaminate liquid nitrogen storage tanks where cell stocks are stored. They are resistant to… Read More
Posts Tagged ‘pipette’
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Ergonomic Pipetting
Ergonomics around pipetting could affect one’s pipetting technique and pipetting results. Applications and assays are more sensitive, miniaturized, and perform quicker. To get some reliable data out of the assays, smaller volume errors have to be avoided since they could… Read More
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Avoiding Contamination for Your Pipettes
Preventing contamination with your pipettes is vital for achieving reliable results. It will require the identification of the possible contamination mechanisms so that they can all be adequately addressed. Aerosols, suspensions of any liquid or solid particles in a gas, are formed… Read More
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Picking the Ideal Pipette Tips for Your Experiments
The accuracy and precision of even the best types of calibrated pipettes can be wiped out if you use the wrong types of tips. Furthermore, depending on the kind of experiment you’re performing, the wrong type of tips could also… Read More
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A Guide to Various Types of Pipette Tips
Pipettes are a piece of lab equipment that we all use quite frequently. However, there are many different types of pipette tips that are used for different applications. They range anywhere from non-sterile to sterile, filtered to unfiltered, long to short, and… Read More
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Critical Questions to Ask Your Pipette Calibration Provider
A pipette has to be serviced on a consistent basis, typically once every six or so months, to ensure optimal performance. However, not every single calibration provider offers high-quality services like The Lab People. Options you might be considering for… Read More
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Tips for Improving Your Pipetting Techniques
As your lab’s demand for accuracy and precision continues to grow, so does the importance of understanding and developing an accurate pipetting technique. Walk through these helpful steps that will help bring your pipetting technique to the very next level, and see… Read More
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The Differences between ISO 8655 and ISO 17025 Pipette Calibration
Pipettes are an essential piece of lab equipment that every laboratory needs. We expect pipettes to accurately dispense liquid but after a while, pipettes will need calibration. The type of calibration your pipettes need may vary depending on usage, quality… Read More
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Why Pipette Decontamination is so Important for Clean Lab Practices
If you work within a laboratory, you already know how important of an instrument your pipettes are. Making sure they’re organized, calibrated, and, more importantly, decontaminated is crucial for accuracy while measuring for projects and experiments. Pipettes tend to accumulate residue the… Read More
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How to Pick Pipettes that are Complaint for a GLP or GMP Facility
When developing or testing medical devices, there is always the question: are you following the right methods for current Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) or Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)? In this handy guide, we have compiled a list for you to… Read More