liquid handling
Ergonomics and repetitive pipetting
Plan posture, thumb force, and breaks for a long pipetting session, and report pain as an occupational issue for the institution.
8 October 2026 · 8 min read
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liquid handling
Forward and reverse pipetting
Choose forward pipetting for aqueous liquids and reverse pipetting when the liquid foams, clings, or evaporates, and do not mix the strokes in one check.
8 October 2026 · 8 min read
liquid handling
Serological pipettes are a different tool
Tell a blow-out serological pipette from a micropipette, use a controller, and retire a cracked pipette before it delivers a wrong millilitre.
8 October 2026 · 7 min read
liquid handling
Training a new student without blaming the kit
Define the stops, tip seating, angle, pre-wet, and balance check a new student must show before a reagent kit is blamed.
8 October 2026 · 7 min read
liquid handling
Viscous liquids and slow plunger work
Slow the plunger for viscous liquids, choose reverse or positive displacement, and decide what to do when a film stays in the tip.
8 October 2026 · 8 min read