Beckman Coulter has unveiled pipette tips made with an ultra-clear resin to heighten sample visibility.
Biomek Tips are designed exclusively for, and validated for use on, Biomek liquid handlers.
Overall, 31 Biomek Tips will be made with the clear resin.
Available in maximum volumes ranging from 20 to 1,000uL, the non-conductive tips are certified to be free of RNase/DNase and are offered in sterile, sterile with barrier, and non-sterile versions.
Clear Biomek Tips contain no radiation-blocking resin additives and are processed using efficient and effective ethylene oxide sterilisation.
The multichannel tip case, which can be completely recycled, is printed with biodegradable dyes and made using 30 per cent less source materials.
The tip case holds 10 racks of AP96 or AP384 tips for use with Biomek 3000 tools or with the 96- or 384-multichannel heads used on Biomek FXP and Biomek NXP liquid handlers.
Part numbers for the Biomek tips are unaffected.
The tips continue to support the published pipetting performance guidelines.
Biomek users are not required to make any changes to pipetting protocols in order to use the clear tips.
