Pipette

Basics

• A Basic Lab Tool for Handling and Measuiring small amounts of fluid
• Similar to a "Medicine Dropper" but uses precise measurements, is often piston based instead of flexible bulb based, often are adjustable, and have tips for the fluid that are changed to prevent fluid contamination (all spaces that touch the fluid are swappable via that one tip)

Sourcing

• There are various sizes and form factors, so this is more of a general guideline

Handheld

Single Channel

• 4 E Scientific on Amazon] sells many for ~50 USD each, which in the world of lab hardware is relitivly inexpensive

Multichannel

• Useful for large trays as you essentially are using more than one pipette at once, thus reducing the time spent
• 4 E Scientific on Amazon] sells them for around $250 USD Each

Disposable Tips

• Plastic waste to the extreme (unless recycled) but are much more convenient than reusable and are guarenteed clean
• Just get whatever is the cheapest that works
• Amazon Recomended Choice
• May be worth looking into making 3D Printable, or even better, machine a precious plastic mold from aluminium or steel for them

Reusable Tips

• Some machines/methods exist for cleaningplastic disposable tips
• Glass Tips would be ideal (as you can autoclave it, and/or use strong cleaning solution

CNC Toolheads

• OP2 Pipette Heads] by OpenTron

See Also

• Biolab#Micropipette

Useful Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Pipettes