Four Questions to Guide Your Laboratory Centrifuge Selection

A centrifuge is an integral component of a laboratory and is critical to the success of analysis. However, choosing the correct centrifuge for a particular application can be a daunting task. Centrifuges are available in a wide range of sizes, capacities, and capabilities. Options range from mini-centrifuges that hold only a few small tubes and spin several thousand RPM, to high-capacity centrifuges holding up to 6 liters of samples, to ultracentrifuges that spin upwards of 100,000 RPM. Additional features such as refrigeration, or the capability to be connected to a network, add another layer of complexity to the process of choosing the correct centrifuge. This guide offers four questions when answered, can provide valuable guidance to select a general purpose benchtop laboratory centrifuge successfully.