Serial dilutions play a significant role in drug discovery. In plenty of laboratories, serial dilutions are usually prepared with some handheld pipettes or with pipetting automates. The accuracy of serial dilution is typically assumed based on the reliability of the… Read More
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Ergonomic Pipetting
Ergonomics around pipetting could affect one’s pipetting technique and pipetting results. Applications and assays are more sensitive, miniaturized, and perform quicker. To get some reliable data out of the assays, smaller volume errors have to be avoided since they could… Read More
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Avoiding Contamination for Your Pipettes
Preventing contamination with your pipettes is vital for achieving reliable results. It will require the identification of the possible contamination mechanisms so that they can all be adequately addressed. Aerosols, suspensions of any liquid or solid particles in a gas, are formed… Read More
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ISO Calibration Vs. Non-ISO Calibration
All ISO 9001 accredited organizations will require them to develop a calibration system that conforms to the standard requirements of ISO 9001. The versatility of the ISO standard could cover plenty of processes, and calibration is a big one. Read on to… Read More
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Redefining 1 kg – New Kibble Balance
The everlong quest for a redefined international system of units has become quite a global undertaking. The watt balance, which Dr. Bryan Kibble first conceived, is a mass metrology apparatus that balances out the weight of an object against an… Read More
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Metrologist – What Is It? What Do They Do?
Many people who work in science and medicine might be unaware of what metrology is. Metrology is the primary measurement science, and NIST is the federal agency regulating our Metrologic system. It is mainly used to standardize measurements for different… Read More
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Balance Academy: The Minimum Weight for USP 41 Compliance
Each balance has at least one weighing range from about 0 to the maximum load max with a scale interval d. Every measured value is subject to measurement uncertainty, regardless of where it was taken in the weighing range. The… Read More
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Proper Handling of Test Weights
If you work within the pharmaceutical, medical, or biotech industries, you will likely test your weights much more often than anything else in your laboratory. After all, correctly calibrated weights are an essential component when you’re working to ensure accuracy in your results…. Read More
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GLP and GMP Pipetting: Know your Compliance
While developing or testing your medical devices or pharmaceuticals, the question is: are you following the correct methods for current GLP or GMP practices? GLP stands for good laboratory practices, and GMP stands for good manufacturing practices; GXP is an… Read More
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Balance Academy: The USP 41 Balance
Way back in December of 2013, the new regulations of USP chapter 141 went into full effect. Here in the United States, this chapter of practices is mandatory, and its implementation is overseen by the FDA or the Food and… Read More