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Centrifugation

Balancing a Centrifuge

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Learn how to safely balance a centrifuge, and practise balancing a centrifuge with differing numbers of tubes.

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Learning outcomes

  • Familiarise yourself with the process of balancing a centrifuge safely
  • Understand the dangers of an unbalanced centrifuge
  • Develop the ability to position tubes correctly in the rotor
  • Practise balancing a centrifuge with increasing complexity
  • Develop safety skills and knowledge when handling centrifuges
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Skills

Working in a Safe Manner

  • How to correctly balance a centrifuge when using 2, 3 and 4 tubes

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Degrees

Biochemistry
Biomedical science
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Pharmacological science
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Chemistry

Modules

Bio essentials
Purification

Topic

Centrifugation

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