期刊名称:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
印刷版ISSN:0027-8424
电子版ISSN:1091-6490
出版年度:1999
卷号:96
期号:1
页码:61-66
DOI:10.1073/pnas.96.1.61
语种:English
出版社:The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
摘要:A compact, flow-through centrifugation system has been developed specifically for high-throughput centrifugation of large numbers of samples. The instrument is based on multiple high-speed rotors that also serve as sample holders. The small size of the rotors allows them to be arrayed in a standard 96-well microtiter plate spacing, making this device ideal for highly parallel automated instrumentation. Though initially designed for cell separation in DNA sequencing protocols, the flow-through centrifuge can be used to replace conventional centrifugation in most processes involving small samples. Techniques for recovery of both the supernatant and the pellet have been developed, as well as techniques for sample mixing, and cleaning of the reusable rotors. This paper discusses the design and performance of the flow-through centrifuge applied to cell separation and resuspension and to DNA purification and concentration.