Glossary
Horizontal centrifugation
Horizontal centrifugation spins tubes in a swing-out rotor so they lie flat under load. It produces even, perpendicular layers and is specified by solid PRF protocols.
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Horizontal centrifugation
Figure. One of the six parameters a protocol must state under AR2T3. If a protocol library might ever include solid PRF, the rotor question is settled before it is asked.
In practice
The distinction between horizontal and fixed-angle centrifugation is one of the six parameters a protocol must state under the AR2T3 reporting standard.
See also
- Swing-out rotorA swing-out rotor lets tubes rotate to horizontal under load, so the layers stratify flat and perpendicular to the tube.
- Leukocyte- and platelet-rich fibrin (L-PRF)L-PRF is the original solid platelet-rich fibrin, produced by centrifuging blood without anticoagulant so that a fibrin clot forms during the spin.
- Advanced PRF (A-PRF)A-PRF is a solid platelet-rich fibrin produced with reduced force and increased time relative to the original L-PRF protocol, with the aim of raising leukocyte content and distributing cells more evenly through the clot.