A versatile electronic pipette for your laboratory needs
Meet Picus® 2 - a new generation of electronic pipettes that ensure reliable and repeatable pipetting results and have an unsurpassed ergonomic design that is gentle on your hand. Picus® 2 is suitable for all laboratory workers, from students to experienced laboratory professionals. It is as intuitive to use as a mechanical pipette, or offers more advanced options for experienced users. By connecting the Picus® 2 to your mobile device, you can use the Sartorius Pipetting mobile app to smoothly launch sample preparation workflows and automatically adjust pipette settings, taking your productivity to the next level. The application also allows you to update the pipette to the latest software.
FAQ
Electronic pipettes resemble mechanical pipettes in many ways. The main difference is that electronic pipettes are more versatile tools, thanks to electronic aspiration and dispensing and multiple pipetting modes. Also electronic pipettes help reduce human variance.
An electronic motor drives the piston up or down to aspirate or dispense, and when desired amount has been reached brake system precisely stops the piston at correct position. The operating buttons and display are used to program desired volumes and operating modes. Electronic pipettes have multiple pipetting modes to speed up work. However, it is important to note that there can be some differences between different models.
The main difference is with electronic pipettes the user does not move the piston to aspirate or dispense, or eject tips, but the pipette does it for the user with a help of a motor by click of a button.
Electronic pipettes reduce human variance as they take care of aspiration and dispensing. Their multiple pipetting modes speed up work. Also electronic pipettes offer security features, like calibration reminders and password protection for saved programs.
Basic maintenance and calibration is very similar to mechanical pipettes. The lower part of electronic and mechanical pipette resemble each other. The main difference is that every now and then you also need to replace the battery.
Single-channel pipettes are great when you need to pipette to and from different kinds of tubes and vessels. Also, for large volume pipetting (1.2-10 ml), single-channel pipettes are the only choice. However, when you work with large number of samples in 96-well or 384-plates, the multichannel pipettes are a better option.
