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Yes I understand what you are saying, that the force is going to the outside of the disc, but using even light braking (over minutes or even hours for ultracent
by JohnJamesRambo 10y ago
Yes I understand what you are saying, that the force is going to the outside of the disc, but using even light braking (over minutes or even hours for ultracentrifuging) can disturb a pellet or separation. This is rapidly coming to a complete stop and reversing direction over and over.
- akiselev 10y agoUltracentrifuges are a whole different animal than blood centrifuges. The former are used for separating tiny things like viruses, organelles, and macromolecules while the latter are used just to separate blood into white blood cell/platelet, red blood cell, and plasma layers. These cells are orders of magnitude larger than anything you'd use an ultracentrifuge for and short of deliberatly shaking the sample, it won't mix quickly after the centrifuge.