7 Tips and Tricks to Help you Pipette like a Pro

长时间的移液会导致疲劳、疼痛甚至受伤的风险。正确的移液技术可以显著改善您的结果，提高您的工作舒适度，并减少与重复性劳损相关的风险。找出像专业人士一样使用移液器的七个技巧。

Pipetting liquids is a key part of scientific research. In recent months, the Covid pandemic has for many, led to additional hours in the lab and inevitably, pipetting for extended periods of time. Prolonged pipetting can cause fatigue, pain and even the risk of injuries. Correct pipetting techniques not only make a significant difference to your results, it will also enhance your working comfort and reduce the risks associated with RSI. Starlab are liquid handling experts who recognise this problem and to help address this matter, have released a series of seven short videos called "Pipette like a Pro".

Each video explores pipetting tips and tricks in a fun way and is introduced by Starlab’sErgoOne^®single-channel pipette它以轻巧和符合人体工学的设计而闻名。Pipette像一个专业系列涵盖正确的移液技术，人体工程学，并提供提示和技巧，以帮助您避免一些常见的错误，而移液。

1. Find the perfect match
Selecting the wrong volume of pipette or tip for your sample can decrease sample accuracy and affect your results. To ensure the most accurate results when pipetting, always try to use a pipette that has the maximum volume closest to the volume of the sample you are pipetting.

It's important to select a tip volume that allows you to dispense your sample with as little dead air space as possible inside the pipette tip.

2. Get into the comfort zone
It's important to be comfortable when pipetting. If you find yourself stretching to reach what you need, or straining to see what you’re doing, you will not produce your best results. Keep your elbows close to your body and do not hold your pipette higher than your shoulder. This will reduce any strain in your shoulder or neck, and improve both your comfort and your results when pipetting.

3. Gently does the trick
不合适的提示不会提供准确的结果。如果你需要用力才能让吸管尖端沾到你的吸管上，那就肯定出问题了。必须使用压力来适应尖端可能意味着你的移液管锥损坏了，需要修复。Always use high-quality pipette tips like Starlab’sTipOne^®and a well-maintained pipette. Make sure to treat your pipette right, just a gentle push into a pipette tip is enough to fit your tip securely.

These are only the top three tips and tricks to help you improve your pipetting technique, comfort and ensure accurate and repeatable results.

Clickhereto watch all 7 episodes of the "Pipette like a Pro" series and find out all of the tips and tricks, you can also discover other interesting videos exploring Starlab’s passion for science.