How do you use a Micropipette? A step-by-step guide!

The Micropipette is the most important tool in the molecular biology lab - but how do you use one?

0:00 Introduction
0:19 What is a micropipette?
0:52 Step 1: Choose the right micropipette
1:46 Step 2: Set the volume
2:50 Step 3: Use a fresh tip
4:09 Step 4: Draw up and dispense the liquid
5:35 Step 5: Eject the tip

This practical guide introduces you to the basics of how to use a Micropipette with advice for things to avoid and Pro-Tips so you can hit the ground running.

Cartoon Illustrations by Michelle Lotker

This video is copyright Jayme Dyer, published under the Creative Commons CC-BY SA 4.0 license.

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[madi]

Tomorrow is my first in-person second-year lab, so I was looking to refresh my memory on how to use micropipettes, and this video was perfect! It was so easy to understand and all of the visuals and animations helped so so much. I was worried about not remembering how to use the micropipettes, as I never got to physically use them in my first-year labs due to everything being online because of COVID, but now I can say I'm fairly confident, and even excited to use them, all because of this video :)

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