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A microhematocrit centrifuge is a compact, high-speed centrifuge purpose-built to spin sealed capillary tubes for direct measurement of packed cell volume (PCV). In a busy veterinary practice, it is one of the few in-house tests that delivers clinically actionable information in minutes from a sample volume small enough to draw from almost any patient. TLDR […]
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How the SERO 12 Replaces the Discontinued Sero-Fuge™
For years, the BD Sero-Fuge™ was the best-selling blood banking centrifuge in the world, and serology labs everywhere built their blood grouping, typing, cross matching, and cell washing routines around it. With the Sero-Fuge discontinued, those labs needed a replacement that keeps their validated workflows in place. The SERO 12 is that replacement. Drucker Diagnostics […]
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Turnaround time (TAT) is one of the clearest measures of a lab’s performance, and it’s one of the first things clinicians notice when results are slow to arrive. Every minute a sample spends waiting is a minute a physician spends without the information they need to make a decision. For STAT samples coming out of […]
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Drucker vs. the Competition: What Sets the DASH 24 Apart From Other High-Capacity Centrifuges
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Centrifugation for PRP Preparation: Speeds, Protocols, and What Affects Platelet Yield
The quality of a platelet-rich plasma preparation is determined long before the syringe is drawn up. Centrifuge speed, spin duration, the number of spins, and a handful of pre-analytical variables all affect how many platelets end up in the final concentrate and how biologically active they are. This guide walks through what actually drives platelet […]
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A mixed-animal practice processes a wider variety of sample sizes and species in a typical week than a single-species clinic, and the centrifuge has to keep up. The right unit reduces friction across that variety; the wrong one creates it every day. The buying decision is less about top speed and more about whether the […]
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A centrifuge is one of the hardest-working pieces of equipment in a clinical lab and one of the most overlooked when it comes to routine maintenance. Regular cleaning and disinfection isn’t just good practice. It directly affects centrifuge longevity, sample integrity, and the safety of everyone in the lab. This article covers why centrifuge cleaning […]
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Can Improper Centrifugation Invalidate Test Results?
Yes, and it happens more often than most laboratories recognize. Centrifugation sits at the boundary between specimen collection and analysis, which means errors there are classified as preanalytical and are often invisible by the time a result leaves the laboratory. The sample looks processed. The analyzer ran. The number printed. But if the centrifuge step […]
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