HIGH-SPEED BENCHTOP CENTRIFUGE INCORPORATES INTELLIGENT DRIVE TECHNOLOGY

N/Apact Biofuge Stratos from <%=company%> is a versatile refrigerated benchtop centrifuge that incorporates drive technology usually found only in expensive floor model centrifuges.

Kendro's Biofuge Stratos features a whisper-quiet spindle drive - unique for a benchtop centrifuge - that allows 10 different fixed angle, microliter, swinging bucket and continuous flow rotor types to be spun at speeds of up to 22,000 rpm (44,910 x g). Spindle drive technology enables very short acceleration and braking times for faster sample throughput, and significantly extends instrument life. Imbalance sensitivity is reduced to the point where tubes can be balanced by eye alone, and sample disturbance under breaking is kept to a minimum.

Sample capacity ranges from 4 x 180 ml (or four microplates) in the instrument's swinging bucket rotors to a maximum of 24 x 1.5 or 2 ml tubes in a microliter rotor. The rotor inventory of the Stratos also spans four different fixed-angle types, a drum rotor and an autoclavable continuous flow rotor. A wide range of adapters is available for tube sizes down to 0.2 ml.

The Biofuge Stratos has an intelligent imbalance recognition system which detects tube breakage during a run. Additional safety features include dual lid-locking, an automatic rotor recognition system and aerosol tightness as certified by the Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research at Porton Down, UK.

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