Centrifuges have evolved from simple devices into advanced, indispensable laboratory tools essential for researchers handling complex separations. From floor models to benchtop units, and offering a broad range of spin rates, centrifuges enable processes like purification, isolation, analysis, and many crucial sample preparation procedures.
This makes them a familiar sight in various fields and industries including biotechnology, pharma, clinical diagnostics, and materials science, to name a few. Their ability to facilitate processes including purification, isolation, and analysis makes centrifuges an influential player in biotechnology where researchers require the separation of DNA, RNA, proteins, and organelles to understand the intricacies of cellular mechanisms. Similarly, in pharmaceuticals, centrifuges are integral to drug formulation and help achieve the correct purity and stability required of active ingredients. In clinical diagnostics and materials science, centrifuges play a crucial role in sample preparation for biochemical assays and molecular testing and help facilitate particle distribution analysis and nanoparticle synthesis, respectively.
Advances in centrifuge technology have further enhanced their capabilities. Benchtop and miniature centrifuges offer increased portability and rapid processing for point-of-care applications, while high-speed ultracentrifuges provide precise molecular-level separations. Centrifuges are essential tools that drive research across diverse disciplines and allow researchers to achieve precise experimental results, optimize resource utilization, minimize waste, and continuously push the boundary of scientific knowledge.
In this eBook, you will learn about:
- The working principles behind centrifuge operation
- How to go about purchasing the centrifuge that best matches your lab’s needs
- Balancing samples and maintaining sample integrity
- How to properly maintain your centrifuge to enhance the reliability of your experimental results
