Perform high-capacity work in a compact design. The Thermo Scientific™ SL 8 Small Benchtop Centrifuge, now available in both ventilated and refrigerated models, features innovative technologies with a smart, simple interface and the flexibility to meet your clinical and research processes and protocols.
Secure, push-button Thermo Scientific™ Auto-Lock™ rotor exchange in as little as 3 seconds delivers trouble-free rotor installation and removal and clear chamber access for cleaning convenience
Biocontainment sealing options, including certified† Thermo Scientific™ ClickSeal™ lids for glove-friendly, one-handed operation
Maximized swing-out capacity up to 8 x 50mL conical tubes, 24 x 5/7mL blood tubes, microplates and microtubes, all in one versatile centrifuge
Fixed angle flexibility to spin 50mL conical tubes at over 12,000 x g or a wide range of microtubes at speeds up to 30,279 x g
Clinical Applications:
Runs up to 24 x 5/7mL blood tubes at a time in swinging bucket configuration
Expanded programming options with alphanumeric program naming for pre-saved protocols
Auto-Lock rotor exchange simplifies cleaning with full chamber access
Conforms to the latest clinical and safety standards
Research Applications:
8 x 50mL swinging bucket rotor capacity, 4 microplates, or 30 filtration columns for research needs
Auto-Lock rotor exchange for application flexibility—go from 50mL tube to a microplate to microtubes effortlessly
This Centrifuge also features:
Ensure a peaceful laboratory with low noise levels, including just 52 dBA at performance of 17,850rpm/ 30,279 x g (with SL 8R centrifuge)
One-touch operation with pre-saved protocols, glove- and detergent-friendly interface
Highly visible backlit display for easy reading of parameters across the lab
Multilingual instructions—English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish—on programming, run conditions, alerts and service messages conforms to the latest clinical and safety standards, such as UL, CE and IVD
† Biocontainment certification by the Public Health England, Porton Down, UK