Functions Of Pipette Tips

Filter Tips
Pipetting generates aerosols, which pose a risk of cross-contamination. To prevent the formation of aerosols, the filter tips are fitted with a filter. This type of pipette has been useful in PCR (polymerase chain reaction), handling RNA/DNA, radio-labeled, infectious, and volatile samples, among other applications.

Low-retention Tips
These tips hold less liquid than standard tips, which aids in the preservation of samples/reagents. These tips work well with viscous or highly concentrated samples. However, these pipette tips are quite expensive. These are excellent for electrophoresis, protein analysis, sequencing, and other tests that require viscous and concentrated liquids.

Long Pipette Tips
The reagents or samples may have a small volume and be at the bottom of the container. It entails inserting not only the pipette tip but also the pipette shaft into the container. This increases the risk of contamination, so using a longer pipette tip than usual is the best substitute.

Short Pipette Tips
When samples are drawn or placed into small wells, the extended tips become inconvenient. As a result, using short tips with a multichannel pipette is the ideal solution. Pipetting with long tips, on the other hand, can strain the hands and necessitate more bench space. To avoid these conditions, switching to shorter tips is the best option.

Wide Bore Pipette Tips
The samples handled by a laboratory can be fragile and deteriorate while being transferred from a narrow area of the standard tips. For handling samples containing cells or that are dense, using tips with a wide orifice is the best option.