Anti-static pipette tip trays
Provided herein are anti-static pipette trays that reduce the amount of static charge accumulated on or in pipette tips and allow for discharge of any accumulated static charge.
1. A pipette tip tray comprising rack, lid and pipette tips, wherein:
(a) the rack comprises four sides and a top;
(b) the top comprises apertures and the pipette tips are positioned in the apertures;
(c) the lid is in connection with the rack;
(d) the lid comprises an interior surface, an exterior surface and an electrically conductive material in contact with the lid interior surface;
(e) the electrically conductive material is in effective communication with a pipette tip tray exterior surface;
(f) a portion of a lower surface of the lid is in contact with substantially all of the pipette tips; and
(g) the pipette tips are immobilized.
2. The pipette tip tray of claim 1 , wherein the pipette tip tray exterior surface is a top exterior surface of the lid.
3. The pipette tip tray of claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises two or more electrically conductive materials.
4. The pipette tip tray of claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises about 75% or more of an electrically conductive material.
5. The pipette tip tray of claim 1 , wherein the lid comprises about 90% or more of an electrically conductive material.
6. The pipette tip tray of claim 1 , wherein the electrically conductive material comprises a metal or a foil.
7. The pipette tip tray of claim 1 , comprising a tab in effective communication with the electrically conductive material.
8. The pipette tip tray of claim 7 , wherein at least a portion of the tab is located on the exterior surface of the lid.
9. The pipette tip tray of claim 7 , wherein the tab comprises a metal or a foil.
10. The pipette tip tray of claim 7 , wherein the tab is in effective communication with the exterior surface of the lid.
11. The pipette tip tray of claim 1 , wherein the rack comprises a bottom.