Ultracentrifugation Catalog

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Ultracentrifugation

Tubes and Bottles

Tubes and Bottles for Every Application....................................................2-1 Tube Selection Considerations Compatibility of Tube Material with Solvents and Sample................................................................................................2-2 Gradient Formation and Fractionation........................................................2-2 High-Temperature Centrifugation..................................................................2-2 Tube Sizes.......................................................................................................................2-2 Tube Cleaning, Sterilization, and Reuse.......................................................2-2 Tube Closures..............................................................................................................2-3 OptiSeal Tubes............................................................................................................2-3 Quick-Seal Tubes........................................................................................................2-3 A Quick Reference Chart to Tube Materials and Their Properties.........................................................................................................2-4 Tubes and Bottles (Listed by Volume)......................................................... 2-5 Bottle Assemblies with Three-Piece Caps...............................................2-8 Tube Cap Assemblies and Parts...................................................................... 2-9 Tools and Supplies for Preparative Ultracentrifuge Rotors Tools for Fixed-Angle Rotors............................................................................3-2 Tools for Vertical-Tube and NVT Rotors..................................................3-4 Tools for Swinging-Bucket Rotors..................................................................3-4 Tools for Zonal Rotors..........................................................................................3-4 Supplies............................................................................................................................3-5 Tools and Accessories for Quick-Seal Tubes Tools for Quick-Seal Tubes.................................................................................3-5 Quick-Seal Tube Racks..........................................................................................3-6 Tools for OptiSeal Tubes......................................................................................3-6 Cordless Tube Topper........................................................................................... 3-7 Tube Slicer—for Preparative Ultracentrifuge Tubes..........................3-8 CentriTube Slicer—for Micro Ultracentrifuge Tubes........................3-8 Rotor Cleaning Kit....................................................................................................3-9 Fraction Recovery System.................................................................................3-10 Tools, Accessories, and Supplies

Ultracentrifuge Descriptions Optima X Series Floor Model Preparative................................................1-2 Optima MAX Series Tabletop Preparative..............................................1-4 Airfuge Air-Driven Micro-Ultracentrifuge................................................1-6 Instrument Classifications; Speed Reductions; Rotor Designations...................................................................................................1-7 k Factors; Centrifugal Forces..............................................................................1-7 Tube Kits; Use of Small Tubes; g-Max System..........................................1-7 Quick-Reference Guide to Instrument Classification Rotor Compatibility................................................................................................. 1-8 Beckman Coulter Floor Model Ultracentrifuge Rotors by Use...1-9 Rotors for Floor Model Preparative Ultracentrifuges Fixed-Angle Rotors................................................................................................1-10 NVT Nevar-Vertical Tube Rotors...............................................................1-20 Vertical-Tube Rotors.............................................................................................1-24 Swinging-Bucket Rotors......................................................................................1-28 Continuous-Flow Rotor......................................................................................1-36 Zonal Rotors..............................................................................................................1-37 Rotors for Tabletop Ultracentrifuges Quick-Reference Guide to Rotor Specifications and Tabletop Ultracentrifuge Compatibility...................................................1-40 Fixed-Angle Rotors............................................................................................... 1-42 NVT Near-Vertical Tube Rotors................................................................. 1-54 Swinging-Bucket Rotors......................................................................................1-57 Rotors for Airfuge Air-Driven Micro-Ultracentrifuges Fixed-Angle Rotors................................................................................................1-59 Chylomicron Rotor................................................................................................1-61 Batch Rotor.................................................................................................................1-61 Electron Microscopy Particle-Counting Rotor.................................... 1-62

Beckman Coulter Ultracentrifuge

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