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You are comparing when things go wrong with a centrifuge to every single use of this device. How would you contain the microscopic airborne particles?
by bluetwo 10y ago
You are comparing when things go wrong with a centrifuge to every single use of this device. How would you contain the microscopic airborne particles?
- DanBC 10y ago>> Samples are in a vial
- Declanomous 10y agoIn re-reading my comment, I realized it isn't clear that normal centrifuges use vials to contain the sample as well. Regardless, having spent thousands of hours in a lab, I think the traditional lab centrifuge is probably more dangerous.
- ptero 10y agoI suspect for most diseases break the centrifuge (and vial) would not drastically raise the risk for the bystanders -- we have plenty of microscopic airborne particles with all sorts of bacteria around us already, especially in cities. And I think malaria would not be contagious at all this way. It could be different for specifically engineered bio-weapon, but IMO the benefits of better detection far outweigh the risks, especially in the developing world.