Katariya Mayur, Chung Dwayne Chung Kim, Minifie Tristan, Gupta Harshit, Zahidi Alifa Afiah Ahmad, Liew Oi Wah, Ng Tuck Wah
Laboratory for Optics and Applied Mechanics, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Centre for Translational Medicine, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore 117599.
Rev Sci Instrum. 2018 Oct;89(10):106102. doi: 10.1063/1.5031039.
The ability to conduct en-route centrifugation of samples improves quality and timeliness in the pre-analytical phase. This is demonstrated here on a quadcopter whereby the propellers were adapted to house and apply centrifugal forces to sample-containing capillary tubes instead of incorporating a centrifuge. Tests revealed the ability of the method to separate non-homogenized milk into a cream portion and a skim milk portion, and human whole blood into plasma, buffy coat, and red blood cell components.
对样本进行途中离心的能力可提高分析前阶段的质量和及时性。本文以四轴飞行器为例进行了演示，通过改装螺旋桨来容纳装有样本的毛细管并对其施加离心力，而不是安装离心机。测试表明，该方法能够将未均质化的牛奶分离成乳脂部分和脱脂牛奶部分，以及将人体全血分离成血浆、血沉棕黄层和红细胞成分。
