Enum: LiquidHandlingOperationEnum
Operations for automated liquid handling in laboratory automation
URI: valuesets:LiquidHandlingOperationEnum
Permissible Values
| Value | Title | Meaning | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PICK_UP_TIPS | pick up tips | Operation to pick up pipette tips from a tip rack | |
| ASPIRATE | aspirate | Operation to draw liquid into pipette tips | |
| DISPENSE | dispense | Operation to dispense liquid from pipette tips | |
| RETURN_TIPS | return tips | Operation to return pipette tips to a tip rack | |
| DROP_TIPS | drop tips | Operation to drop or discard pipette tips | |
| TRANSFER | transfer | Combined operation to aspirate from source and dispense to destination | |
| PIPETTING | pipette method | MMO:0000392 | A procedure or technique by which the size of the three dimensional space occupied by a liquid substance is ascertained using a pipette |
| MIXING | mixing | Operation to mix liquids by repeated aspiration and dispensing | |
| ALIQUOTING | aliquoting | Operation to distribute a sample into multiple equal portions | |
| SERIAL_DILUTION | serial dilution | Operation to create a series of dilutions of a substance in solution | |
| PLATE_STAMPING | plate stamping | Operation to transfer samples from one plate to another in the same well pattern | |
| ACOUSTIC_TRANSFER | acoustic transfer | Acoustic liquid handling that uses acoustics to fly individual droplets from a source container to a destination | |
| MOUTH_PIPETTING | mouth pipetting | EFO:0010182 | A method of using the researcher's mouth to apply small negative pressure to aspirate a volume into a pipette |
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
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Operations for automated liquid handling in laboratory automation
title: Liquid Handling Operation
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
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