June 13, 2022

Difference between Bottle Top Dispensers with Floating Piston and Wiping-seal Piston

What is Dispensing? The term ‘dispensing’ in Bottle Top Dispensers refers to discharging of defined quantities of a liquid substance. In order to facilitate easier, quicker and more accurate dispensing of chemical reagents, researchers are widely using bottle top dispensers. This instrument has essentially replaced the method of pouring liquids into graduated measuring cylinders. Bottle […]

Having Trouble Dispensing the right volumes through your pipette

May 26, 2022

How to aspirate the correct volume using a pipette filler?

Using a Pipette filler Back in the day, the glass pipette used to be filled by sucking through the mouth, a phenomenon known as ‘Mouth pipetting’. However, mouth pipetting has been prohibited since long for the obvious safety reasons. Manual pipettes are usually filled using a manual pipette filler. On the other hand, we also […]

May 19, 2022

What are the different types of Burettes? Which Burette should you buy for your lab?

What are the Different Types of Burettes? Burettes are long, calibrated glass tubes that are used to dispense and quantify a wide variety of chemical solutions. The instrument has a stopcock on its lower end with a stopcock valve attached to it. The valve is used to control the amount of liquid flowing through the […]

April 29, 2022

What is the History of Micropipettes?

Introduction Micropipettes are an indispensable part of any scientific research laboratory. Today, they are used in almost every scientific / research experiment. The instrument has made the life of scientific community all over the world very convenient. But have you ever wondered about a micropipette’s history? How was it invented and how did scientists handle […]

April 15, 2022

Role of Recirculation Valves in Dispensers

What is a re-circulation valve? In lab experiments involving bottle top dispensers, a recirculating valve component can play a key role. A recirculating valve is used to redirect the flow of a liquid into the bottle to eliminate any bubbles or loss of reagent. The conventional configuration of a dispenser includes a calibration scale (used […]