The Eppendorf Xplorer single-channel electronic pipette has an LCD screen, adjustable volume selection, and five pipetting modes. This electronic single-channel micropipette is used for transporting a measured volume of liquid. Its LCD screen shows the volume, pipetting mode and speed, and battery life, and backlighting helps eliminate light reflections and improves contrast in low-light conditions. This pipette has a selection dial for setting the mode and rocker button for controlling functions in each mode. The rocker button is color coded by volume for ease of selection. It has a spring-loaded tip cone for ease of connecting and ejecting pipette tips. The low-force tip ejector helps minimize hand strain. Once the pipette tip is ejected, the piston automatically returns to a zero position to prepare for the next pipetting operation. The nose cone is autoclavable to ensure sterility and avoid cross-contamination. The menus, operating modes, and built-in help are available in multiple languages for ease of use. The Xplorer comes with a 5V power supply, plug adapters, a rechargeable lithium-polymer battery, and a certificate of quality. Single-channel pipettes are typically used in biotechnology research, microbiology, and chemistry applications to aspirate, transport, and dispense a small, measured volume of liquid.

Pipettes are laboratory tools for collecting, transporting, and dispensing a small amount of liquid. Sometimes called pipets, pipettors, or chemical droppers, a pipette is composed of a tube that collects the measured substance and a mechanism to aspirate and dispense the substance. Some pipettes can measure a fixed volume of liquid, others are graduated to show the volume, while others can be set to measure a volume within a range. Pipettes can aspirate and dispense liquid manually, electronically, or with a pipette filler that can be motorized. Pipettes are available in a variety of sizes and designs, offer ergonomic features for often-repeated functions, can be autoclavable for reuse, or disposable. The type of pipette used is determined by laboratory applications. Pipettes are typically used in medicine, biology, chemistry, and biotechnology for liquid handling, sampling, testing, and cell culture applications.

Eppendorf manufactures instruments for cell manipulation and automated devices for liquid handling, for use in life science research laboratories. The company, found in 1945, is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

What’s in the Box?

• Eppendorf Xplorer electronic single-channel pipette
• 3.7V rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
• 5V power supply with plug adapters
• Certificate of quality
• Instructions