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How do you dilute 200 times?
Diluting a Solution to a Specified Volume in Several Steps For example, you want a 1/10,000 dilution of whole serum (undiluted) and you need 50 ml. 200 (1/200 dilution) = the first step in the dilution factor; the second is 1/50, obtained as follows: 1 ml of serum + 199 ml of diluent = 1/200 dilution.
What is the minimum amount of sample required to perform serial dilution?
What is the minimum amount of sample required to perform serial dilution? Explanation: The minimum amount needed to perform the serial dilution is 1 mL of undiluted solution. If there is only 1 mL there will not be any remaining undiluted solution. Solution should be thoroughly mixed before proceeding to the next step.
Why do we use 10 fold serial dilution?
A ten-fold dilution reduces the concentration of a solution or a suspension of virus by a factor of ten that is to one-tenth the original concentration. In this manual, ten-fold serial dilutions are used in titrations of a suspension of Newcastle disease virus to establish the infectivity titre.
How are serial dilutions made over and over?
Serial dilutions are made by making the same dilution step over and over, using the previous dilution as the input to the next dilution in each step. Since the dilution-fold is the same in each step, the dilutions are a geometric series (constant ratio between any adjacent dilutions).
How is the serial dilution of te-10 performed?
Serial dilutions of GNPs Te-10 and Te-50 GNPs (the highest concentration being 125 μg mL − 1) are preincubated with antibody 2G12 (58 μg mL − 1) to a final volume of 50 μL in culture media, in triplicate, for 30 min at 37 °C.
How is the density of cells reduced in serial dilution?
In serial dilution, the density of cells is reduced in each step so that it is easier to calculate the concentration of the cells in the original solution by calculating the total dilution over the entire series. Serial dilutions are commonly performed to avoid having to pipette very small volumes (1-10 µl) to make a dilution of a solution.
How to calculate the dilution of a sample?
The dilution factor or the dilution is the initial volume divided by the final volume. For example, if you add a 1 mL sample to 9 mL of diluent to get 10 mL of solution, DF = V i V f = 1mL 10mL = 1 10. This is a 1:10 dilution. What is the dilution factor if you add 0.2 mL of a stock solution to 3.8 mL of diluent? V f = 0.2 mL + 3.8 mL = 4.0 mL