Air Displacement Pipette

In air displacement pipettes a certain volume of air remains between the piston and the liquid.

Air displacement pipette.

Getting down to the basics an air displacement pipette is a common laboratory tool used to handle a measured volume of liquid between 1 µl to 1000 µl 1 ml. Unlike an air displacement pipette which dispenses liquid using an air cushion in the pipette tip the piston in a positive displacement pipette makes direct contact with the sample allowing the aspiration force to remain constant. Adjust pipette to liquid becomes fixed volume pipette for adjusted volume. These pipettes operate by piston driven air displacement.

Zeus is equipped with anti droplet control adc. However conditions such as temperature atmospheric pressure as well as the specific gravity and viscosity of the solution may have an effect on the performance of air displacement pipettes. Laboratory pipettes can function either via air displacement or by positive displacement principles. These liquids tend to vaporize in the tip which raises the air pressure resulting in liquid dripping from the tip.

Positive displacement pipettes are a type of pipette that operates via piston driven displacement. Both pipette types have a piston that moves in a cylinder or capillary. Too low too high volume is pipetted. As the piston moves upward driven by the depression of the plunger a vacuum is created in the space left vacant by the piston.

Volatile liquids like acetone and methanol can be extremely difficult to pipette using air displacement. A vacuum is generated by the vertical travel of a metal or ceramic piston within an airtight sleeve. When using positive displacement pipettes there is no elastic air space to expand or contract so the aspiration force remains constant unaffected by the physical properties of the sample. The liquid s density influences the size of air cushion e g.

Acids bases and solvents are the worst enemies of any air displacement pipette. In an air displacement pipette an air cushion separates the liquid in the plastic tip from the piston inside the pipette. Air displacement pipette used for standard pipetting applications is highly accurate. When enabled the pressure is monitored in the tip.

No air cushion therefore no problem.