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Enum: LiquidHandlingOperationEnum

Operations for automated liquid handling in laboratory automation

URI: valuesets:LiquidHandlingOperationEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
PICK_UP_TIPS None Operation to pick up pipette tips from a tip rack
ASPIRATE None Operation to draw liquid into pipette tips
DISPENSE None Operation to dispense liquid from pipette tips
RETURN_TIPS None Operation to return pipette tips to a tip rack
DROP_TIPS None Operation to drop or discard pipette tips
TRANSFER None Combined operation to aspirate from source and dispense to destination
PIPETTING MMO:0000392 A procedure or technique by which the size of the three dimensional space occ...
MIXING None Operation to mix liquids by repeated aspiration and dispensing
ALIQUOTING None Operation to distribute a sample into multiple equal portions
SERIAL_DILUTION None Operation to create a series of dilutions of a substance in solution
PLATE_STAMPING None Operation to transfer samples from one plate to another in the same well patt...
ACOUSTIC_TRANSFER None Acoustic liquid handling that uses acoustics to fly individual droplets from ...
MOUTH_PIPETTING EFO:0010182 A method of using the researcher's mouth to apply small negative pressure to ...

Slots

Name Description
liquid_handling_operation Type of liquid handling operation in automated laboratory workflows

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: LiquidHandlingOperationEnum
description: Operations for automated liquid handling in laboratory automation
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  PICK_UP_TIPS:
    text: PICK_UP_TIPS
    description: Operation to pick up pipette tips from a tip rack
    title: pick up tips
  ASPIRATE:
    text: ASPIRATE
    description: Operation to draw liquid into pipette tips
    title: aspirate
  DISPENSE:
    text: DISPENSE
    description: Operation to dispense liquid from pipette tips
    title: dispense
  RETURN_TIPS:
    text: RETURN_TIPS
    description: Operation to return pipette tips to a tip rack
    title: return tips
  DROP_TIPS:
    text: DROP_TIPS
    description: Operation to drop or discard pipette tips
    title: drop tips
  TRANSFER:
    text: TRANSFER
    description: Combined operation to aspirate from source and dispense to destination
    title: transfer
  PIPETTING:
    text: PIPETTING
    description: A procedure or technique by which the size of the three dimensional
      space occupied by a liquid substance is ascertained using a pipette
    meaning: MMO:0000392
    title: pipette method
  MIXING:
    text: MIXING
    description: Operation to mix liquids by repeated aspiration and dispensing
    title: mixing
  ALIQUOTING:
    text: ALIQUOTING
    description: Operation to distribute a sample into multiple equal portions
    title: aliquoting
  SERIAL_DILUTION:
    text: SERIAL_DILUTION
    description: Operation to create a series of dilutions of a substance in solution
    title: serial dilution
  PLATE_STAMPING:
    text: PLATE_STAMPING
    description: Operation to transfer samples from one plate to another in the same
      well pattern
    title: plate stamping
  ACOUSTIC_TRANSFER:
    text: ACOUSTIC_TRANSFER
    description: Acoustic liquid handling that uses acoustics to fly individual droplets
      from a source container to a destination
    title: acoustic transfer
  MOUTH_PIPETTING:
    text: MOUTH_PIPETTING
    description: A method of using the researcher's mouth to apply small negative
      pressure to aspirate a volume into a pipette
    meaning: EFO:0010182
    title: mouth pipetting