8 Types of Centrifugation with Principles and Uses
- In a solution, particles whose density is higher than that of the solvent sink (sediment), and particles that are lighter than it floats to the top.
- The greater the difference in density, the faster they move. If there is no difference in density (isopycnic conditions), the particles stay steady.
- To take advantage of even tiny differences in density to separate various particles in a soluti…
- In a solution, particles whose density is higher than that of the solvent sink (sediment), and particles that are lighter than it floats to the top.
- The greater the difference in density, the faster they move. If there is no difference in density (isopycnic conditions), the particles stay steady.
- To take advantage of even tiny differences in density to separate various particles in a solution, gravity can be replaced with the much more powerful "centrifugal force" provided by a centrifuge.
- A centrifuge is a piece of equipment that puts an object in rotation around a fixed axis (spins it in a circle), applying a potentially strong force perpendicular to the axis of spin (outward).