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Figure 2.27 Different bucket sizes, to accommodate a range of specimen containers/tubes. Photo: Dr Ziay
Ghulam, Dr Wahidullah Bahaer, Central Veterinary Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Centrifuges are available in a range of sizes
and some have a selection of ‘bucket’ sizes to
accommodate a range of specimen containers/
tubes (Figures 2.27 and 2.28). Some models can
be expensive and complex, with built-in cooling
systems.
There are three types of centrifuges:

• hand-operated centrifuges
• microhaematocrit centrifuges
• general purpose centrifuges.

Figure 2.28 Different bucket sizes. Photo: Dr Ziay
Ghulam, Dr Wahidullah Bahaer, Central Veterinary
Diagnostic and Research Laboratory, Kabul,
Afghanistan.

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