History of Pipetting
There are however hundreds of thousands of scientists, laboratory technicians, students and school children who have held a pipette in their hand on many occasions and some who use them every single day of their working lives. There is also a multi-million dollar industry supporting this market and many people who live and breathe the subject.
The History of Pipetting can be traced back through Patent applications on the US Patent database.
The history of pipetting shown here is an accumulation of information derived from personal, knowledge, interviews and Patents.
Read MoreElectronic pipettes.come in many styles and with many functions. They also polarise into two types of technology based on the drive mechanisms. These drive mechanisms alter the size of a pipette and therefore its handling.
Pipettes have come a long way since the first mouth pipetting devices were used.
The first patents which used mechanical engineering inventions were a long way from todays microprocessor controlled devices.
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