Automated Pipette Tips: When Are Conductive Tips Required?

Automated pipette tips on an eight-channel liquid handler with black conductive tips in a rack

Automated pipette tips are often shortlisted by nominal volume and a general claim of robotic compatibility. That may be enough for an initial comparison, but it does not show how a tip will behave through a complete automated run. When fitting a tip manually, an operator can feel unusual resistance, reseat a loose connection, or […]

Can You Autoclave Filter Pipette Tips? Sterility, Filter Integrity, and Safe Handling

Rack of filter pipette tips with product instructions and a laboratory autoclave

Can you autoclave filter pipette tips? In most cases, no—unless the exact filtered-tip model is explicitly documented as autoclavable. A polypropylene tip body may tolerate steam sterilization, but a filter tip is a multi-component product. A rating that applies to a non-filter tip, an empty rack, or the base polymer cannot automatically be applied to […]

How to Choose Filter Pipette Tips for PCR, qPCR, and Routine Lab Work

Filter pipette tips in a rack with a micropipette for laboratory sample preparation

Why Filter Pipette Tip Selection Matters Filter pipette tips are often treated as small, routine consumables, but their role in laboratory work is more important than their size suggests. In PCR, qPCR, molecular biology, cell culture, and other sensitive workflows, the pipette tip is the direct contact point between the pipette, the operator, and the […]

Bulk Filter Pipette Tips – Racked, Refill & Sterile Guide

Laboratory technician pipetting samples into a rack of bulk filter pipette tips in a sterile workspace. Represents DNase/RNase-free consumables supplied by Kelabscience.

Introduction: Why Bulk Filter Pipette Tips Matter for Modern Labs Choosing the right bulk filter pipette tips is essential for maintaining accuracy, sterility, and efficiency in laboratory workflows. Whether your lab handles molecular biology, clinical diagnostics, or pharmaceutical testing, reliable pipette tips directly influence experimental precision and contamination control. However, the market offers a wide […]

How to select pipette filter tips

Clinical laboratory in process of chemical analysis. Collection of probe using automatic pipette

There are many different types of tips to choose from market. How do you know which pipette is best for your pipettor? Never be worried, that’s what we’re doing here with pipetting filter tips. This short guide will help you understand your options so that you can choose the right pipette tip and prevent costly experimental errors and all other problems.

Depth of immersion of pipette tips

Kelabscience 1250ul Filter Tips Boxed, Angled Front View

Laboratory pipette selection range:

Overall, the usable range of the pipette is 10-100% of the maximum range of the pipette.

The best recommendation based on operating experience is: The optimal range of the pipette is 35-100% of the maximum range of the pipette.