A blast from the past! If there was ever a true testament to the high quality and performance of MLA pipettes… a trip to space takes the cake. 10 years ago, NASA chose MLA pipettes for a number of planned experiments on the International Space Station. VistaLab’s MLA D-Tipper pipettes were chosen for the mission because of their convenient size and precision engineered metal alloy construction being ideally suited for the challenging environment found in space. The snapshot above captures a glimpse of our pipettes wrapped and ready for action….
ali-Q Pipetting Techniques and Tips
Aliquoting / Repeat Pipetting / Multidispensing with ali-Q is faster and easier than with standard pipet controllers using serological pipets. Once you’ve dialed in the volume you want to multidispense and aspirated the liquid you need, simply press and hold the purple aliquot button for the entire duration of each aliquot. When the LED blinks green and the motor turns ON at the end of the dispense, release the button. The ali-Q is now ready for your next press and hold. For the best accuracy and precision using ali-Q, performing…
How fast can you aliquot 3mL into 100 tubes?
Working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic has had its ups and downs. This is one of the fun times. Even out of its normal work environment, we put our ali-Q 2 aliquoting repeat pipettor to the test. Find out how long (or short) it takes to accurately dispense 3 mL x 100 tubes. How fast can you do it with your pipettor? The ali-Q 2 offers exceptional 3% accuracy and repeatability while eliminating the need to dispense each aliquot by eye, i.e. no watching the lines. ali-Q 2 makes…
Pipetting Forces and Stress
Force, simply defined, is the energy required to accomplish a task, and there is a lot more to pipette forces than meets the eye – or the thumb. Aspirating and dispensing are not the only actions in pipetting that requires the use of the thumb muscles. Tip acquisition and ejection usually requires excessive forces that contribute significantly to muscle fatigue. A strong interrelationship also exists between posture and force – as posture deviates from neutral positions, the need for additional exertion increases. Therefore, when considering forces while choosing a pipette,…
MLA Pipettes Earn a Silver Seal of Quality
VistaLab’s MLA pipettes were awarded a SelectScience® Silver Seal of Quality in recognition of the consistently positive feedback received from scientists. Seals of Quality recognize the top 0.1% of products that consistently receive the highest customer review ratings on leading laboratory technology website SelectScience® and are designed to help scientists worldwide see at a glance the instruments and services their peers love the most. Arif Butt, CEO and Co-Founder of SelectScience, and Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Kerry Parker, announced the latest recipients of these awards at a special online ceremony during…
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