Using Serological Pipettes

Posted on March 2, 2009 by balintblaszlo

Dear Colleagues, I promised you to give an update about serological pipettes. We use serological pipettes when we want to manipulate (to move) liquids that are in the range of 5 to 25 ml. Smaller volumes than 5ml can be measured with Gilson type pipettes, while for larger volumes than 25ml we use measuring cylinders. [...]

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Liquid handling with pipettes

Posted on February 16, 2009 by balintblaszlo

This is an introduction into lab pipeting. We review tipical pipettes used in a molecular biology lab, from the single use devices to the multichanell pipettes.

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Water in the Lab

Posted on February 1, 2009 by balintblaszlo

Hi, Before we make the first experiment we have to discuss about some trivialities that might be different in the lab than in the outside world. For example: water. Everyone knows what water is and I don’t want to recapitulate again the basics. You can have a real good overview here. We use water for [...]

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