GripTips for INTEGRA Pipettes

Liquids containing detergents or other low surface tension solutions form a thin film on the inner surface of the pipette tips, leading to pipetting inaccuracy, non-repeatability and, even worse, the loss of expensive or very precious reagents and samples. To overcome this issue, INTEGRA has introduced Low Retention GripTips, which prevent low surface tension samples from spreading out across the inner wall of the tips. In this application note, INTEGRA illustrates the advantages of using Low Retention GripTips when pipetting low surface tension liquids.

In this application note, INTEGRA highlights how the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot, together with VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipettes, Wide Bore and Low Retention GripTips, and divided reagent reservoirs, can simplify the preparation of NAE and RT-PCR plates for COVID-19 testing.

In this application note, INTEGRA provides a step-by-step procedure for automated RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 using the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot together with a VOYAGER adjustable tip spacing pipette, Low Retention GripTips and SureFlo™ 10 ml Reagent Reservoirs.

Liquid handling specialists, INTEGRA have produced a poster that provides informative guidelines to enable any lab that has access to a microbalance, to perform a quick routine check that offers many of the benefits of an annual pipette calibration. The described protocol checks pipette functionality and provides a solid indication of its actual performance. It is not a substitute for an annual calibration performed by a specialized calibration laboratory but does allow you to assure your pipetting quality throughout the year.

Watch this video for a comparison of generic pipette tips, which can suffer from high tip attachment and ejection force, leading to inconsistencies, and INTEGRA GripTips, which provide a precise and consistent tip seal through the unique, integrated system that offers the securest pipette tip connection. Without hammering, the GripTips literally snap onto the pipette’s tip fitting, which prevents tips from falling off.

Avoid slow and inefficient tip changing, with GripTips pipettes from INTEGRA. A positive stop and an innovative lobe and rim design ensure reliable and reproducible pipette grip, allowing fast and efficient pipetting. The intuitive controls of the VIAFLO II allow a range of tasks, such as reverse pipetting, variable dispensing and aspiration and serial dilution, to be performed with ease.

INTEGRA GripTip pipette tips are for use with VIAFLO handheld electronic pipettes. The unique tip fitting design guarantees that pipette tips will never loosen, leak or fall off, as well as requiring the lowest tip attachment and ejection forces, for comfortable, stress-free pipetting. Their longer design saves your pipette from contamination, ensuring you can reach the bottom of even the deepest tube.

Watch this video to see how to perform repeat dispensing using Viaflo pipettes to fill a 96 well plate using an 8 channel pipette. Easy programming allows the user to select the dispense volume, set the pace depending on the type of solution and automatically pace out dispenses.

INTEGRA now offers 300 and 1250 μl wide bore, 300 µl long, and 1250 µl short GripTips in its ECO Racks, in both 96 and 384 tip configurations

The EVOLVE manual pipette range from INTEGRA features a revolutionary approach that allows users to set volumes more than ten times faster

INTEGRA announces the launch of eight and twelve channel versions of its innovative EVOLVE manual pipette

INTEGRA announces the launch of a single channel version of its innovative EVOLVE manual pipette