Different types of centrifuges that are used in the field of biotechnology their characteristics and important features have been discussed in detail

1. Types of centrifuges
BY-LOVELEEN KAUR
MSc BIOTECHNOLOGY

2. INSTRUMENTATION

3. 1.electrical motor to spin the samples
2.rotor to hold the tubes
A centrifuge consists of

4. Parameters on which types of centrifuges are based
TYPES OF CENTRIFUGES DEPEND ON
1.Maximum speed of sedementation
2.presence/absence of vacuum
3.temperature control refrigeration
4.volume of sample and capacity of
centrifugation tubes

5. 1.benchtop/desktop
centrifuge
Benchtop centrifuge is a compact centrifuge that is
commonly used in
clinical and research laboratories.
It is driven by an electric motor where the tubes are
rotated about a fixed
axis, resulting in force perpendicular to the tubes.
Because these are very compact, they are useful in
smaller laboratories
with smaller spaces.
Different variations of benchtop centrifuges are

6. Low speed
centrifuge
2a.low speed non
refrigerated centrifuge
2b.low speed refrigerated

7. Characteristics of low speed
refrigerated centrifuge
1.Maximum speed of 6000 rev.per minute
2. RCF is 6500g force
3.large carrying capacity
4.interchangeable rotors
5.accurate balance needs to be done
6. For RBCs,nuclei and chloroplast

8. Characteristics of low speed non
refrigerated centrifuge
1.Low-speed centrifuges are the
traditional centrifuges that are
commonly used in laboratories for the
routine separation of particles.
2.The low-speed centrifuge works on the
same principle as all other
centrifuges, but the application is

9. 3.high speed centrifuges

10. Charactertistics of high
speed centrifuges
1.High-speed centrifuge, as the name
suggests, is the centrifuge that can be
operated at somewhat larger
speeds.
2.The speed of the high-speed centrifuge
can range from 15,000 to 30,000 rpm and
centrifugal field of
90000-100000g.
3.The high-speed centrifuge is commonly
used in more sophisticated laboratories

11. 4.microfuge/microcentri
fuge/eppendorf
1.Microcentrifuges are the centrifuges
used for the separation of samples with
smaller volumes ranging from 0.5 to 2
µl.
2.Microcentrifuges are usually operated
at a speed of about 12,000-13,000 rpm
and
RCF of 100000g
3.This is used for the molecular

12. 5.CONTINUOUS FLOW
CENTRIFUGE
1.Continuous flow centrifuge is a rapid
centrifuge that allows the
centrifugation of
large volumes of samples without
affecting the sedimentation rates.
2.This type of centrifuge allows the
separation of a large volume of samples
at high
centrifugal force, thus removing the
tedious part of emptying and filling

13. Hematocrit centrifuge
1.Hematocrit centrifuges are
specialized centrifuges used for the
determination of volume fraction of
erythrocytes (RBCs) in a given blood
sample.
2.This centrifuge provides hematocrit
values that can be used for testing in
biochemistry, immunity, blood test, and
other general clinical tests.

14. Vacuum
centrifuge/concentrators
1.Vacuum centrifuge utilizes the
centrifugal force, vacuum and heat to
speed up the
laboratory evaporation of samples.
2.These centrifuges are capable of
processing a large number of samples
(up to 148 samples
at a time).

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