Types
There are various types of centrifugation:
- Differential centrifugation, often used to separate certain organelles from whole cells for further analysis of specific parts of cells
- Isopycnic centrifugation, often used to isolate nucleic acids such as DNA
- Sucrose gradient centrifugation, often used to purify enveloped viruses and ribosomes, and also to separate cell organelles from crude cellular extracts
There are different types of laboratory centrifuges:
- Microcentrifuges
(devices for small tubes from 0.2 ml to 2.0 ml (micro tubes), up to 96 well-plates, compact design, small footprint; up to 30,000 g)
- Clinical centrifuges
(devices used for clinical applications like blood collection tubes, low-speed devices)
- Multipurpose benchtop centrifuges
(devices for a broad range of tube sizes, high variability, big footprint)
- Stand alone centrifuges
(heavy devices like the ultracentrifuge)
Many centrifuges are available with (refrigerated device) or without cooling function. There are different providers of laboratory centrifuges like Eppendorf, Thermo-Heraeus, Thermo-Sorvall, Hettich, Beckmann-Coulter, MSE, Sigma and AWEL International.
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