How Do You Load a Centrifuge with Tubes?

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Likewise, people ask, why do you need to place tubes opposite each other in a centrifuge?

The rotor must be loaded symmetrically: This means opposing tubes should be the same type of tube and filled with the same mass. At high speeds, a centrifuge can easily become unbalanced if equal masses aren't located opposite each other in the rotor.

Subsequently, question is, what happens if a centrifuge is unbalanced? Running a centrifuge with unbalanced load could permanently damage the centrifuge. It could also cause injury to you or someone else. Balancing the masses to the nearest 0.1 gram is advisable. (Ultracentrifuges should have masses balanced very carefully, to as high a precision as is practical.)

In this manner, why is it important to balance tubes in a centrifuge?

It is important to properly balance a centrifuge because an unbalanced machine can damage the rotor, cause catastrophic damage to the machine itself, or even injure or kill lab personnel working in the room. A centrifuge spins at a high speed in order to separate compounds.

What tubes do you centrifuge?

Anticoagulated Tubes (Plasma) Plasma specimens should be collected in the designated anticoagulant tube. Gently invert the tube eight (8) times immediately after collection to evenly distribute the additive. Immediately centrifuge at 1300-1800 xg for 10-15 minutes.