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Centrifuging a sample that won’t spin down


margann

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One of my staff was washing cells to do to do an elution but the cells wouldn’t spin down. The haematology indices are all normal and we tried it in another centrifuge but it was still red cells 3/4 of the way up the tube. In the end she split it into e tubes but even so it didn’t spin down as much as expected. Any explanations?

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On 11/28/2017 at 11:48 PM, margann said:

One of my staff was washing cells to do to do an elution but the cells wouldn’t spin down. The haematology indices are all normal and we tried it in another centrifuge but it was still red cells 3/4 of the way up the tube. In the end she split it into e tubes but even so it didn’t spin down as much as expected. Any explanations?

I know this question is like 5 years old, but better late than never. Anyways, it sounds like either there is something wrong with the sample or the centrifuge.  If it a sample problem, request a redraw. That is just not normal. Good luck. 

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