Designation:E1048−88(Reapproved2015)StandardSpecificationforColor-CodingPipetsorContainersCoatedWithAnticoagulants1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1048;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversasystemtoidentifytheanti-coagulantsusedincoatingpipetsorcontainersnotexceeding1mLinvolume.1.2Thepurposeofthisspecificationistoensurethatifacolorcodeisusedwithananticoagulant,allmanufacturerswillbeencouragedtousethesamecode;itisnotintendedtorequirecolorcoding.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.2.ColorCode2.1ThecolorcodingusedtoidentifytheanticoagulantusedincoatingthepipetsshallbeinaccordancewithTable1.2.2Variationsintheenamelsusedandinthemethodsofapplicationappropriateforpipetsmadefromdifferenttypesofglassinevitablyresultinminorvariationsofcolor,anditisthereforenotappropriatetospecifymorecloselythecolorsmentionedinthetable.3.DimensionsandPermissibleVariations3.1Thecolorcodeshallconsistofacolorband1-3mmwidewhichshallcompletelyencirclethepipetinaplaneperpendiculartoitslongitudinalaxis.3.2Thelocationofthecolorcodeshallnotbemorethan20mmfromthetopofthepipet.3.3Ifothercolorcodebandsareusedtoindicatecapacity,theyshallbe2-6mmwide.Theanticoagulantcolorcodebandshouldbeseparatedwithaspaceofatleast5mm.Thecolorcodebandindicatingtheanticoagulantshouldbeclosesttothetopofthepipet.4.Keywords4.1anticoagulants;colorcoding;pipets1ThisspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE41onLaboratoryApparatusandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeE41.01onLaboratoryWareandSupplies.CurrenteditionapprovedJune1,2015.PublishedJuly2015.Originallyapprovedin1985.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin2010asE1048–88(2010).DOI:10.1520/E1048-88R15.Copyright©ASTMInternational,100BarrHarb...
