Overview

• This workshop introduces pipetting as a critical laboratory skill that directly influences analytical accuracy and repeatability.
• Participants explore aspiration and dispensing technique, tip fit, angle control, immersion depth, and timing effects.

Who should attend

• The session suits students, laboratory technicians, analysts, and staff handling routine measurements in clinical settings.

Learning outcomes

• By the end of the workshop, attendees can explain calibration flow, perform accuracy checks, and support better volume control.
• Attendees also learn to recognize worn components, leakage signs, inconsistent delivery, and maintenance needs.
• Outcome discussions strengthen confidence in daily pipetting practice, documentation, and quality-focused handling.

Agenda

• Modules cover pipette construction, operating principles, volume setting, and basic calibration requirements.
• Participants review gravimetric verification, tolerance concepts, environmental corrections, and recording practices.

Hands-on / Demonstrations

• Hands-on discussions demonstrate aspiration rhythm, dispensing control, reverse pipetting, and multichannel consistency points.
• Exercises include identifying leakage, damaged seals, tip mismatch, carryover, and user technique variation.
• Case-based practice links pipetting errors to assay deviation, poor reproducibility, and corrective action planning.

Deliverables

• Participants receive structured notes on pipetting technique, calibration workflow, maintenance steps, and error prevention.
• Reference sheets summarize verification checkpoints, tolerance review, cleaning steps, and troubleshooting pathways.
• The workshop helps learners build stronger technical language for liquid handling and laboratory communication.

FAQ

• FAQ coverage explains whether prior calibration experience is needed and how beginners can develop reliable technique.
• Additional FAQs address maintenance intervals, tip selection, environmental effects, and documentation practice.
• Participants leave with a clearer framework for pipetting reliability, calibration awareness, and daily maintenance confidence.