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Save Time with Multi-Channel Tools
Lab Academy
- Cell Biology
- Pipetting & Dispensing
- Efficiency
- Reproducibility
- Viscosity & Liquid Types
- Dispensers
- Pipettes
- Liquid Handling Workstations
- Essay
Time is money! This is true for almost every industry worldwide. Nowadays, processes are improved to be faster and more reliable. It is a common goal to save resources, manpower, and space while still obtaining the same quality as before. Speeding up is mostly beneficial for the production companies that shift the competitive pressure in the market down to the employees. Thinking must be sped up and employees have to work more than ever to finish tasks in the same amount of time. This leads to stress symptoms and increased cases of burnout and work-related psychological disorders. Wouldn’t it be beneficial if products were invented to facilitate our daily working life, to support human resources, and to increase productivity by reducing stress?
New 96 channel tools still offer the same accuracy and precision as single-and multi-channel pipettes, but they also increase throughput and speed. Additionally, semi-automated solutions, including electronics, facilitate lab life and support the lab worker in accomplishing the results in a way that is both faster and more relaxing. It was shown that when doing cell-based assays, the usage of a 96-channel tool compared to a manual 12-channel pipette saved up to 15 minutes. When the 96-channel tool was compared to an electronic 12-channel pipette, it was still twice as quick.
Furthermore, reproducibility and reliability were higher than with both multi-channel pipette types. So speeding up does not mean that you have to be in a hurry, but it means being open for new technologies and making usage of these. These very valuable 15 minutes in an experiment can be used for other tasks and can ease your mind during a stressful day.
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