title: [Liquid handling with mechanical pipettes].
abstract: Dispensing very small amounts of liquid is essential in all science fields. A wide range of pipetting systems is now available, including air-cushion pipettes and positive-displacement pipettes. The precision and accuracy depends on not only the principle of pipetting systems but vapor pressure, density, viscosity or wetting behavior of the solution. Preventing contamination is also important issue. Basically, we should handle these pipettes according to maker's instruction manuals.
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratory Serotec Co., Ltd., Ebetsu 069-0822.
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nejime
mesh_terms: D002621:Chemistry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012996:Solutions; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions