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Pipettes: buying guides & advice

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How to choose Pipettes

Pipettes are piston-operated volumetric apparatus (POVA) used to aspirate and dispense precise liquid volumes — typically from 0.1 µL to 10 mL — across single-channel, multichannel (8/12/16/24/96), manual, and electronic formats. Buyers include clinical diagnostic labs, IVF/ART labs, pharmacy compounding suites, pathology, molecular diagnostics, and research/QC labs procuring units individually or in fleet-wide refresh cycles. ISO 8655 is the standard within the International Organization for Standardization database that pertains to piston-operated volumetric apparatus (POVA), which includes pipettes, burettes, dilutors, syringes, and other liquid dispensing tools, and includes standardized guidelines and requirements for the operation, calibration, manufacturing, and maintenance of POVA tools.

May 1, 2026Read article