Light-Weight Rechargeable Pipette Controller

February 29, 2016

Dana Farber Cancer Institute
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Company:

Gilson, Inc.

Product Name:

F110752 - MACROMAN

Catalog Number:

F110752

Gilson's MACROMAN is a robust and reliable pipette controller for glass and plastic pipettes from 1 to 100 mL. It has a rechargeable Li-ion battery that can last for several hours/days and you can control the suction power to collect different volumes using different pipets.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Pipeting 1-100 ml of volume using glass of plastic pipets

Starting Material

Liquid solution

Protocol Overview

Connect the pipette to the controller. Test the suction power while sucking up liquid and adjust accordingly. Collect and dispense the required volume.

Tips

Attach the pipet properly as the controller has successive rubber rings.

Results Summary

Pipettes attach well; easy to dispense a wide range of volumes. Accuracy is improved by using the controller at low speeds for smaller volumes and high speed for larger ones.

Features Summary

Wide range of volumes for dispensing: 1-100ml and comes with a speed regulator.

Additional Notes

None

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Summary

The Good

Ergonomic and long-lasting battery, much cheaper that competitors.

The Bad

Cannot use with disposable batteries

The Bottom Line

A great pipette controller for the price. Unless you have very heavy usage and require a disposable battery operated controller, this will serve your purpose and will last you a very long time.

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