Article Archives

Filter

Hide Filter

  • Development of a 100% Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) Sample Solution for Liquid Handler Performance ...

    Friday, June 07, 2013
    Application Note
    Rachel Parshley John Thomas Bradshaw Karl Olson
    Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) has become one of the most important solvents used for high-throughput screening (HTS) and compound management applications due to its ability to readily dissolve a wide ... read more

  • 45 Years of American Laboratory

    Friday, October 04, 2013
    Technical Article
    Robert L. Stevenson, Ph.D.
    October 1988: I remember it well. My lab overlooked the parking lot at Varian Associates. We were expecting a visit from Bill Wham and Ken Halaby, the founders of American Laboratory magazine. read more

  • Improved Pipetting Technique: An “Out-of-the-Box” Solution to Reduce Manual Pipetting Errors

    Monday, March 03, 2014
    Application Note
    Tanya Knaide
    Handheld air-displacement pipets are used in virtually every laboratory around the world. The technique and skills of individual pipet operators are critical to the accuracy of results of liquid ... read more

  • Best Practices for the Use of Micropipets

    Friday, June 13, 2014
    Application Note
    A. Björn Carle Doreen Rumery George Rodrigues
    Every day, air-displacement pipets are used to quantitatively dispense sample and reagent aliquots for reaction, routine analyses, and specialized tests. read more

  • In-House Pipette Calibration: The Lean Way

    Thursday, October 08, 2015
    Application Note
    A. Björn Carle
    Sorenson Genomics of Salt Lake City focuses on DNA testing, with its expertise in quality, high-throughput testing that spans several diverse business units and highly accredited laboratories. read more

  • Ten Tips for Proper Pipetting

    Monday, November 07, 2016
    Application Note
    A. Björn Carle
    Pipetting proficiency is one of the most critical elements to ensure accuracy and precision, particularly in the face of high personnel turnover, growing laboratory workloads and increasingly complex ... read more
Page