vertical rotor is only used when a very short overall path of centrifugation is needed.
There are many different types of centrifuges used for many different purposes in science, medicine, forensics, industry and in training for space exploration. Simple centrifuges are used in biology and biochemistry to separate molecules of differing densities (Centrifuge). These tend to have large rotors and hold large volumes of materials. Centrifuges are used in medical laboratories to separat
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