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December 12, 2003

Ergonomically contoured to fit perfectly into even small hands the lightweight PIPETBOY Comfort Colour from INTEGRA Biosciences offers high-throughput laboratories a pipette they can use all day and remain fatigue-free.

Distinctive precision pipettes ..

Ergonomically contoured to fit perfectly into even small hands the lightweight PIPETBOY Comfort Colour from INTEGRA Biosciences offers high-throughput laboratories a pipette they can use all day and remain fatigue-free.

Available in a choice of distinctive colours (Volcano Red, Sahara Yellow, Pacific Blue and Classic Green) the PIPETBOY Comfort Colour provides a simple, yet highly effective means of visually differentiating pipettes by person, laboratory or even the project they are used in. As a consequence the chances of using the wrong pipette and cross contaminating your sample are minimised. Designed for comfortable single handed pipetting in the 1-100 millilitre volume range the PIPETBOY Comfort Colour ensures precise and safe operation for applications ranging from rapid pipetting to sensitive precision dosing.

Unlike other lower cost pipetting devices the PIPETBOY Comfort Colour has in-built features to prevent accidental misuse. Incorporating a sterile PTFE-membrane filter the PIPETBOY Comfort Colour prevents contamination from overfilling as the penetration of liquid is prevented. In addition the PIPETBOY Comfort Colour will not squirt out under pressure even if a filled pipette is unintentionally aspirated. Incorporating a silicone pipette mount the PIPETBOY Comfort Colour guarantees a sure grip with all commercially available glass and plastic pipettes from 1ml to 100 ml. A combined all-in-one stand and charging station allows the PIPETBOY Comfort Colour to be wall mounted or sit on the laboratory bench such that it is always ready to hand. For sensitive samples all parts of the PIPETBOY Comfort Colour that come into contact with liquid can be autoclaved clean at 121 °C for 20 minutes.

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