THE measurement of the packed red-cell volume (or hematocrit) of the venous blood has long been recognized ... International Hemacrit Centrifuge, available from International Equipment Company ...

He plunged a diagnostic dipstick into the fluid to reveal bits of blood and protein unseen by the naked eye. He then placed some urine into a centrifuge, which spun rapidly and concentrated ...

The spinner has been turned, so to speak, into a rudimentary centrifuge ... for 10 minutes, the blood separates into heavier red blood cells and lighter plasma. The hematocrit, or ratio of red ...

What goes around... Centrifuges’ many uses include the separation of medical samples (of blood, urine, sputum and stool) for analysis. Tests to spot HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, in particular ...

Like test tubes and Bunsen burners, the centrifuge ... of blood are spun in the device for 10 minutes, the blood separates into heavier red blood cells and lighter plasma. The hematocrit, or ...

The finished product: a manual, push-pump centrifuge ... tiny tubes of blood in the device for 10 minutes was enough to separate the blood into heavier red blood cells and lighter plasma. Then they ...

Researchers at Purdue-affiliated company who discovered a way to detect and monitor breast cancer using a simple blood test and bladder cancer using a urine test believe the ... the phosphoproteins in ...

With a maximum capacity of 12 L, the centrifuge can process up to 12 blood bag systems (up to 500 mL) or six 2000 mL Thermo Scientific Nalgene bio-bottles. Run-to-run reproducibility is ensured by the ...

Due to menstrual blood loss, women normally have lower hematocrit and hemoglobin levels ... a number of "abnormal" laboratory results. A urine test may be positive for blood.