liquid handling
A glossary of liquid-handling terms
Separate the liquid-handling terms people mix up, from blow-out and pre-wetting to systematic error, tip fit, and the Z-factor.
8 October 2026 · 7 min read
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liquid handling
ISO 8655 as a calibration framework
Use ISO 8655 as terminology and a user framework, and compare your own gravimetric check with the specification you claim.
8 October 2026 · 7 min read
liquid handling
Tip fit is part of the measurement
Write a tip specification that names the cone, the family the pipette was tested with, and what a universal claim does not prove.
8 October 2026 · 7 min read
liquid handling
What a calibration certificate does and does not say
Read a pipette certificate for date, reference, volumes, and errors, and judge when a later drop or heavy use ends that claim.
8 October 2026 · 7 min read