Pipets Flashcards
Used to transfer measured volumes of liquid between containers
PIPETS
Highly pigmented/colored/opaque (viscous) liquid =
upper meniscus
Colorless/transparent liquid =
lower meniscus
Pipets are classified based on:
Design
Drainage characteristics
Type
Design
A. To contain (TC)
B. To deliver (TD)
Drainage characteristics
A. Blowout
B. Self-draining
2 types of pipet
A. Measuring or graduated
B. Transfer
A. Measuring or graduated
- Serologic
- Mohr
- Bacteriologic
- Ball, Kolmer, or Kahn
- Micropipet
B. Transfer
- Volumetric
- Ostwald-Folin
- Pasteur pipets
- Automatic macropipets or micropipets
AKA, “Rinsed-out pipets”
To contain (TC)
Must be refilled and rinsed-out with the appropriate solvent after the initial liquid has been drained from the pipet
To contain (TC)
used for dosing the blood which is to be examined.
Quantification of hemoglobin
Sahli-hemoglobin pipets
TC or TD
Sahli-hemoglobin pipet
TC
TC or TD
Long-Levy pipets
TC
Designed to drain by gravity
To deliver (TD)
Must be held vertically with the tip placed against the side of the container and must NOT TOUCH the liquid in it
To deliver (TD)
TC or TD
Serologic
TD
TC or TD
Mohr
TD
TC or TD
Volumetric transfer pipet
TD
A_____ pipet holds or contains a particular volume but does not dispense that exact volume, where as a_____ pipet will dispense the volume indicated.
TC
TD
Must be held vertically with the tip placed against the side of the container and must NOT TOUCH the liquid in it
Exemptions: 2
Serologic and Mohr pipet
______– calibration marks may be confined to the stem.
With a______, they may extend to the tip.
Mohr pipet
serologic pipette
Graduated to the tip
Serological pipet
Not graduated to the tip
Mohr pipet
S or M
Exact 10ml
Serological
S or M
No excess
Serological
S or M
Calibration mark = 9ml
Serological
S or M
Blown out pipet
Serological
S or M
TD
Serological
S or M
Has excess ml
Mohr
S or M
Self draining
Mohr