Disposable Transfer Pipettes

The laboratory is a busy place, and automation has handled most of the workload as far as testing goes, but what about the menial tasks that must be done manually?  Things such as reagent setup, making controls, or specimen separating can become troublesome, especially if the tools used have to be cleaned daily.

An answer to this issue would be the disposable plastic transfer pipette.  These polyethylene plastic pipettes have a built-in bulb for aspirating anything liquid.  They are a one-use pipette and can be thrown away or sent to an incinerator for sterile disposal.  The plastic used in the manufacturing is mostly clear so fluid being aspirated can be easily seen.

There are graduated disposable transfer pipettes with measurements of 0.1 to 1 ml or larger, and can come in a variety of syringe-type sizes and volumes.  The graduations are usually marked off in 0.1ml measurements, and are near accurate.  This is excellent for making up reagents or controls and standards, giving a convenient one-time usage and disposal.  The plastic pipettes are lint-free and have no debris inside, as quality control in the manufacturing dictates.

The standard draw volumes of these pipettes are from 1ml to 10 ml, depending on the manufacturer, and can give up to 30 drops of fluid per aspiration.  Each drop is roughly 1 ml in volume, so if you need a drop-based measurement, these pipettes can give it to you.  The clear plastic makes it easy to see how much you have drawn up with the bulb, so over drawing the liquid is made minimal.

Transfer lab pipettes in the syringe format are excellent for precision measurement of larger volumes of liquid.  These benefit reagent mixing or to transfer a measure of liquid to be analyzed.  These transfer pipettes come in sizes from 1ml up to 50ml measurements, and can have different tips manufactured onto them.

Plastic disposable transfer pipettes come in individually wrapped sterile packaging for microbiological testing or for anywhere that sterile technique must be used.  Transfer pipettes also come in large packages of non-sterile pipettes, in boxes of 20 to 100.  Transfer pipettes are used in many applications, and they are one of the most popular lab products.