A portable micro-centrifuge

A Hand-Powered, Portable, Low-Cost Centrifuge for Diagnosing Anemia in Low-Resource Settings

This report describes the development of a hand-powered centrifuge to determine hematocrit values in low-resource settings. A hand-powered centrifuge was constructed by using a salad spinner. Hematocrit values were measured by using the hand-powered device, and results were compared with those of a benchtop centrifuge. The packed cell volume (PCV) measured with the hand-powered device correlate...

Portable MRI Magnets and Spinning Micro-Detectors

Introduction Development of mobile NMR and MRI has been pursued since the pioneering work on well-logging, in order to reach the performance of high-resolution systems. Permanent magnets are the key to such mobile systems and the development of rare earth NdFeB and SmCo materials allows the generation of high strength magnets. However, most systems currently used are based on bar magnets or Hal...

A portable quartz micro balance for physical vapor deposition techniques.

A portable quartz crystal micro balance for physical vapor deposition techniques is presented. The device is used for the calibration of evaporators employed in the preparation of thin film systems that are studied in surface science. The design is based upon a portable sample setup, highly versatile and customizable. It can be transported within an ultrahigh vacuum system, stored in a sample g...

Exploring cells with a centrifuge.

A wireless centrifuge force microscope (CFM) enables multiplexed single-molecule experiments in a commercial centrifuge.

The centrifuge force microscope (CFM) was recently introduced as a platform for massively parallel single-molecule manipulation and analysis. Here we developed a low-cost and self-contained CFM module that works directly within a commercial centrifuge, greatly improving accessibility and ease of use. Our instrument incorporates research grade video microscopy, a power source, a computer, and wi...