Jun 17, 2014 A serial dilution is any dilution in which the concentration decreases by the same factor in each successive step. In serial dilutions, you multiply the dilution factors for each step. The dilution factor or the dilution is the initial volume divided by the final volume. #DF = Vi/Vf# For example, if you add a 1 mL sample to 9 mL of diluent to get 10 mL of solution.
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[di-loo´shun]1. reduction of concentration of an active substance by admixture of a neutral agent.
serial dilution a set of dilutions in a mathematical sequence. In microbiological technique, serial dilutions are used to obtain a culture plate that yields a countable number of separate colonies. From this, a calculation of viable cells in the original suspension can be made, as a colony picked for pure culture.
se·ri·al di·lu·tion
(sēr'ē-ăl di-lū'shŭn)The preparation of a graded set of solutions or suspensions, each member of the set being a fixed dilution (typically 1:2) of the preceding member; used particularly in titration of antibodies in serum.
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