What Are RBC and WBC Pipettes?

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What Are RBC and WBC Pipettes?

RBC Pipette

The RBC pipette is generally known as the thoma pipette or diluting pipette used for the dilute of blood in ratio of ‘1:100’ or ‘1:200’ for the Hemocytometer. The main use of the RBC pipette is as a liquid dispenser. It has been used in hematology laboratory. There is a red color bead present in this pipette bulb and it has marking of 0.5, 1 and 101.

WBC Pipette

WBC pipette has white bead in the bulb and it has marking of 0.5, 1 and 11. Used for the dilute of blood in ratio of ‘1:20 for the Hemocytometer.

  • Cleaning
    RBCs & WBCs Pipette Cleaned by filling the pipette with distilled water and blowing it out twice. Finally, it will be filled with acetone or alcohol and blown out. Acetone or alcohol removes the water from it and dry it completely.

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