Automated Pipettes

Precision pipetting is the common method used in many liquid handling procedures, especially when accurate measures of a liquid must be delivered.  This can become a repetitive action in some cases, and the laboratory technicians responsible for this work can find themselves needing more proficiency in the action itself.  The repetition can also cause repetitive movement injuries when done in a large volume workflow.

The answer to this problem is simple - automate the pipetting procedure.  Automated lab pipettes and similar systems have been developed to aid in the multiple deliveries of liquids in precise order and accurate volumes.  These systems are being used for many applications, from microbiological inoculation of microwell plates to the transfer of reagent and specimen in human chemistry testing.

One such automated pipette systems can be set up for multiple stages and comes with powerful software to program the automation.  Ninety-six to three-hundred eighty four well count plates can be inoculated at any given time, according to the method being used.  Different well plates can be used at the same time and the automated system can be programmed for any size and volume of liquid dispensing.

Mass pipetting is the new way to improve your fluid transfers and testing procedures.  More test beds can be setup with an automated pipetting system.  Reagents can be measured with accuracy unparalleled in any other pipetting systems.  Large deliveries and accurate timing control are at your fingertips.  The software used in this automated type of pipetting system has an easy user interface, and programming of each transfer or mixing procedures is straightforward.

Automated pipetting systems are being used by many research laboratories in many disciplines.  The Human Genome Project would be far behind if it were not for an automated pipette system.  This tool enabled researchers to test vast numbers of well plates and microwell plates for genetic material.  This vast undertaking is still being carried forward today, and automated pipetting systems carry the workload.