Advantages and principles of high-throughput pipetting

In the fields of modern biomedical research, chemical analysis, environmental monitoring and food safety testing, high-throughput pipetting technology is leading the new trend of laboratory automation and precision with its unparalleled advantages. This technology, as a powerful assistant in scientific exploration and industrial production, not only greatly improves the efficiency and accuracy of experiments, but also greatly reduces the labor intensity of scientific researchers and promotes the pace of scientific research innovation and technological progress.

1. Core advantages of high-throughput pipetting technology 1. Improve experimental efficiency: High-throughput pipetting equipment can process multiple samples at the same time, significantly shortening the experimental cycle. For example, high-throughput pipetting stations usually have 96 channels or more. This large-scale processing capability greatly improves experimental efficiency. 2. Ensure experimental accuracy: This technology uses precise pipetting technology and control system to achieve high-precision liquid transfer. The precise design of the pipette head and precise control of the liquid handling system ensure accuracy and repeatability of each pipetting, reducing human error. 3. Reduce experimental costs: Although the initial investment in high-throughput pipetting equipment is relatively high, in the long term, its automated operation can significantly reduce laboratory operating costs. High-precision pipetting reduces the waste of experimental materials and the risk of experimental failure, while reducing labor costs. 4. Improve the work efficiency and comfort of experimental personnel: Automated operations reduce the labor intensity of experimental personnel, allowing them to focus more on higher-level work such as experimental design and data analysis. At the same time, it also reduces the risk of physical fatigue and repetitive hand muscle strain caused by long-term repetitive work. 5. Flexibility and scalability: High-throughput pipetting equipment can be programmed and controlled according to experimental needs to achieve different pipetting modes and operating steps. In addition, it can be connected with other experimental equipment to realize automated experimental processes, further improving the flexibility and scalability of experiments.

2. Working principle of high-throughput pipetting 1. Pipette head: Replace pipette heads with different volume ranges according to experimental needs to achieve liquid transfer ranging from microliters to milliliters. 2. Liquid handling system: including liquid handling module and control system. The liquid handling module provides liquid storage functions of different capacities, while the control system is responsible for controlling the movement and operation of the pipette head and liquid handling module to realize automated liquid handling processes. By precisely controlling the movement and distribution of liquids, high-throughput pipetting technology can complete common liquid handling operations in the laboratory, such as sample distribution, dilution, mixing, and reaction.

3. The revolutionary changes that high-throughput pipetting has brought to modern laboratories 1. Experimental automation and intelligence: The introduction of high-throughput pipetting technology has promoted the development of laboratory automation and intelligence. Automated operation not only improves experimental efficiency and accuracy, but also reduces human errors and labor intensity of experimental personnel. 2. Improve scientific research efficiency and quality: High-throughput pipetting technology allows scientific researchers to complete experimental tasks more quickly and accurately, allowing more time and energy to devote to core tasks such as experimental design and data analysis. This will help improve the efficiency and quality of scientific research and promote the progress of scientific research. 3. Promote the integration and sharing of laboratory resources: High-throughput pipetting technology is highly flexible and scalable and can be connected and integrated with other experimental equipment. This helps to integrate and share laboratory resources and improve resource utilization efficiency. 4. Promote laboratory standardization and standardization: The introduction of high-throughput pipetting technology has promoted the standardization and standardization of laboratory operations. Through programming control and precise control, the operating steps and conditions of each experiment can be ensured to be consistent, thereby improving the reliability and comparability of experimental results.

High-throughput pipetting technology has brought revolutionary changes to modern laboratories with its characteristics of efficiency, precision, and automation. It not only improves experimental efficiency and accuracy, reduces experimental costs, but also improves the work efficiency and comfort of experimental personnel. With the continuous advancement of science and technology and the continuous expansion of application fields, high-throughput pipetting technology will continue to play an important role in scientific research and promote the progress and development of scientific research.