Laboratory Centrifuge
Laboratory centrifuges are typically small unit centrifuges used primarily in scientific laboratories. Chemical, biotechnical, and pharmaceutical labs all use laboratory centrifuges. Most often, laboratories use these machines to purify solvents. For the analysis of different proteins and drugs, however, even smaller laboratory centrifuge units are used.
Laboratory centrifuges separate solid particles from a solution by spinning at a high velocity. Through this process, the centrifugal force created pulls the heavier particles towards the walls of the centrifuge.
The most commonly used design for laboratory centrifuges is the basket centrifuge, which works like the spin cycle of a washing machine. This design consists of a basket inside of an enclosed container that spins around a vertical axis at a high velocity.