Tunable-Volume Handheld Pipette Utilizing a Pneumatic De-Amplification Mechanism

We present the design, analysis, and validation of a tunable-volume handheld pipette that enables precise drawing and dispensing of ml and μl liquid volumes. The design builds upon the standard mechanism of a handheld micropipette by incorporating an elastic diaphragm that de-amplifies the volume di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beroz, Justin Douglas, Jiang, Sheng, Lewandowski, John Robert, Hart, Anastasios John
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Published: ASME International 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119377
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9448-6894
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