Lidstrom:Sorvall Centrifuge

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Lidstrom Sorvoll centrifuge

Rotors

• Sorvall rotors
  • Rotors we have:
    • SS-34. Holds 8*50 mL, spins at 20,000 RPM/36,900 RCF
      • Tubes:

        

        SS-34 tubes

    • GS-3.
    • ____. Holds eppendorf (1.5mL) tubes
• For reference, the benchtop 50mL centrifuges (e.g. ST-15R with a TX-400 swinging bucket rotor) we have spin at 4696 RCF.

Lidstrom sorvoll speed instructions

SS-34 rotor speeds and k factors

GS-34 rotor speeds and k factors

RCF explanation

Instructions

Example protocol for AM1:

Janet's SIP3-4 centrifugation:

• Chill to 4^oC with SS-34 rotor inside
• Fill correct tubes
• Spin for ___ min at ___ RCF at ___^oC

Centrifugation Math & Basics

• Sigma summary:
  • sedimentation rate is proportional to RFC, and proportional to the square of the particle diameter (cell diameter).

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    Stoke's equation

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    centrifugation speeds for applications