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title: Swing-out rotor
url: https://regenmedtools.com/glossary/swing-out-rotor/
type: glossary
primaryQuery: swing out rotor centrifuge
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# Swing-out rotor

A swing-out rotor lets tubes rotate to horizontal under load, so the layers stratify flat and perpendicular to the tube. The draw is easier and more repeatable across staff. The tradeoffs are footprint and top speed.

Solid PRF protocols specify a horizontal rotor. If PRF is anywhere in the protocol library, the rotor question is settled before it is asked.


## Related
- [fixed-angle-rotor](https://regenmedtools.com/glossary/fixed-angle-rotor/)
- [horizontal-centrifugation](https://regenmedtools.com/glossary/horizontal-centrifugation/)
- [l-prf](https://regenmedtools.com/glossary/l-prf/)