A crucial tool in labs for aspirating and dispensing tiny amounts of liquid from beakers, vials, bottles or vessels and dispensing into other containers is a micropipette. It has a tip, pipette body and plunger as essential components. The channel is dependent on the number of tips in the pipette. To simultaneously draw a larger amount of liquid while maintaining the accuracy of volume multi channel micropipette is used. It uses calibrated marking to measure the volume of liquid. There are many types of multi channel micropipette depending on their uses.

Types and Application of Multi Channel Micro Pipette

Vertex RV is an experienced manufacturer of a wide range of micropipettes. We cater to a wide scope of laboratory owners in diverse fields. Our offerings of micropipette include attributes like UV resistance, single channel, multichannel, autoclavable, handypette aided and many more.

The types of multichannel pipettes are:

1) Fully Autoclavable Multichannel pipette with 4-digit display

This type of multi channel pipette is fully autoclavable, which means the whole instrument can be sterilized and it won’t get any damage. It is useful in speedy workflows, and the maintenance of this pipette is quite easy. The 4-digit display gives a highly precise reading of the volume of liquid. Here are the advantages of this type:

• Prevents contamination in sensitive lab experiments like microbiology, biochemistry and genealogy.
• Cost-efficient as they are reusable due to sterility.
• Speedy pipette activity due to multi channels allowing simultaneous liquid handlings.
• 4-digits allow for easy calibration, precise reading and controlled volume aspiration.
• Get reproducible results which is necessary for verification of hypothesis.

Fully Autoclavable Multichannel pipettes with 4-digit display are available in 8-channel and 12-channel variants at Vertex RV.

2) Handypette + Fully Autoclavable Variable Volume Multichannel Pipette With 3- digit display

This type is designed for ease of use and versatility. The handypette gives precise control and ergonomic grip to the user, while the variable volume feature provides versatility in the experiment. This is comfortable and can be used by one hand for pipetting. For achieving variable volume operation, it used a dial that adjust the volumes in each tip according to the requirement of the experiment.

At Vertex RV, these are available in 8-channel and 12-channel variants.

Uses of Multi Channel Pipette

Multi Channel Micropipette uses the air displacement mechanism to draw and dispense liquid. The plunger sucks the liquid to create a partial vacuum in the chamber of the pipette. To release, the air is sucked out and the liquid is accurately dispensed. High-throughput applications are mostly used for these. Here are some of the uses of this pipette:

• Serial Dilution and Mixing
• Media Preparation and Cell Transfer
• Dispensing reagents for PCR setup
• Diagnostic Tests
• ELISA
• DNA/RNA Sequencing
• Antibody-based Assays
• Western Blotting

Conclusion

Multichannel pipettes are vital instruments for high-throughput lab experiments, tests and analysis. The fully autoclavable and handypette variants are two broad categories of these pipettes that are availed by Vertex RV. These are efficient, increase workflow and ensure the accuracy of experiments and their design allows reusability and ease of operation.