How do you use a Centrifuge? A step-by-step guide!

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Can an Antarctic fish do blood doping? Learn how a centrifuge helped answer that question – and learn practical tips for how to use a centrifuge! This video focuses on how to use a microcentrifuge, but the principles apply to large centrifuges as well.

0:00 Introduction
0:17 What does a centrifuge do?
0:58 Scientists used a centrifuge to study blood doping in fish
1:34 How do you use a centrifuge?
1:49 WARNING Make sure the tubes are balanced
2:27 Pro-Tip: There are several ways to balance tubes in a centrifuge
3:03 Pellet and supernatant
3:21 Pro-Tip: Orient the hinges of the tubes outward
3:45 Questions you can answer with centrifuges

The Antarctic Fish research story is based on this paper:

Cartoon Illustrations by Michelle Lotker
Scientific consultation by Ashley Lakoduk

Images by:
Blood into capillary tube by Marek M – CC-BY SA 3.0
Hematocrit in capillary tube by PookieFugglestein – Public Domain
Centrifuge tubes by Kathy Zarilla with permission

Handyfuge video with permission from Manu Prakash

Learn more about the Handyfuge hand-powered centrifuge and efforts to bring electricity-free Coronavirus testing to resource limited areas:

This video is copyright Jayme Dyer, published under the Creative Commons CC-BY SA 4.0 license.

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I love how fun you make learning, thanks!

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thanks for this beautiful video...really a fun way to learn something ❤

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great video, i cant wait to buy one and separate my pulp from my orange juice

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Off-topic comment, but did you film those outdoor scenes at the Eno River? I'm pretty sure I've crossed that very spot!

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Is there any mathematical formula for balancing tubes

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As a scientits, you should know there is no such thing as centrifugal force. It is not a force. It is an action explained by Newton's first law of motion.

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Hi! How do you remove solid pellets from the bottom of the centrifuge tube?

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