Very Useful Centrifuge for Cell Separations

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Company:

Beckman Coulter

Product Name:

Allegra ® X-12 Series Benchtop Centrifuge

Catalog Number:

392302

I have been using this centrifuge in our tissue culture lab for last couple of years. It works its best at spinning down the cells, percolll seperation of cells and many other uses.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Centrifugation

Starting Material

Cell cuture

Protocol Overview

For the mammalian cells, we spin the cells at 1200 rpm for 5 minutes

Tips

Balancing the tubes and entering the right rotor names are really important

Results Summary

Cells are separated from the culture medium

Features Summary

The machine has option to choose different rotors to spin tubes and plates

Additional Notes

None

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Summary

The Good

Easy to operate

The Bad

It is hard to close the doors, also doesn't have a memory of the last spin

The Bottom Line

Can be operated easily even if the balancing is not accurate

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