Ultracentrifuges
Fast, high productivity separations with built-in safety and efficiency
Combining outstanding speed, safety and ergonomics in a compact design, our ultracentrifuges and micro-ultracentrifuges are designed to deliver exceptional performance and versatility for a variety of applications.
Browse our complete portfolio or let one of our experts help you make a selection.
Designed for simplicity and ease-of-use, using carbon fiber rotors; plus our WX+ accepts most ultra rotors from other manufacturers.
Quick, small, simple, and powerful, on the bench and on the floor. Innovative software gives you more options for greater flexibility.
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Especially ideal for labs where space is limited. Open rotor system allows flexibility to use most ultra rotors from other major manufacturers.
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Advanced functionality in a compact footprint, readily accessible with flexibility for a full range of small volume processing applications, and fast accel/decel rates.
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Sorvall WX+ Ultracentrifuge Series
Maximize space in your lab with the small-footprint Thermo Scientific Sorvall WX+ ultracentrifuge series while maintaining high-performance speeds of up to 100,000rpm.
These are highly flexible centrifuge solutions for nucleic acid or proteomic applications, including exosome research, available in three top performance ranges, and includes carbon-fiber rotor advantages.
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| Request a quote | 200 to 240V, 50/60Hz Single phase |
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| Max capacity | 24 x 1.5mL microtubes to 6 x 250mL bottles | 24 x 1.5mL microtubes to 6 x 250mL bottles | 24 x 1.5mL microtubes to 6 x 250mL bottles |
| Max RCF | 802,000 x g (T-8100 rotor) |
692,149 x g (T-890 rotor) |
546,883 x g (T-890 rotor) |
| Max speed | 80,000rpm | 90,000rpm | 100,000rpm |
| Rotors | 38 optional rotors | 38 optional rotors | 38 optional rotors |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) |
Lid closed: 34.6 x 31.1 x 27.2 in. (88 x 79 x 69cm) |
Lid closed: 34.6 x 31.1 x 27.2 in. (88 x 79 x 69cm) |
Lid closed: 34.6 x 31.1 x 27.2 in. (88 x 79 x 69cm) |
| Display type | Touch screen color LCD panel | Touch screen color LCD panel | Touch screen color LCD panel |
| Performance range | Speed 1,000-80,0000rpm RCF 66,993-802,000 x g |
Speed 1,000-90,000rpm RCF 66,993-692,149 x g |
Speed 1,000-100,000rpm RCF 66,993-546,883 x g |
| Weight | 859.8 lb. (390kg) | 859.8 lb. (390kg) | 859.8 lb. (390kg) |
Sorvall MTX and MX+ Micro-Ultracentrifuge Series
Excellent performance with RCF up to 1,048,000 x g and versatility for rapid small-volume processing applications, our Thermo Scientific Sorvall MTX and MX+ microultracentrifuges feature advanced functionality in a compact footprint.
| Sorvall MTX 150 Bench Micro-Ultracentrifuge | Sorvall MX 150 Plus Floor Micro-Ultracentrifuge | Sorvall MX 120 Plus Floor Micro-Ultracentrifuge | |
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| Ideal for labs with limited space and the need to run high performance ultra applications. Maximize productivity with impressive acceleration rates that reach max speed in just 80 seconds. | Ideal for labs looking for a smaller solution but need to maximize bench space. All the capability of the benchtop MTX 150 in a floor-standing model with a very small footprint. | More economical floor-standing micro-ultracentrifuge solution with the same large, versatile rotor selection, but with a lower top speed. | |
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| Max capacity | 6 x 30mL (S50A rotor) or 4 x 7mL (S50-ST rotor) |
6 x 30mL (S50A rotor) or 4 x 7mL (S50-ST rotor) |
6 x 30mL (S50A rotor) or 4 x 7mL (S50-ST rotor) |
| Max RCF | 1,048,680 x g (S140-AT rotor) |
1,048,680 x g (S140-AT rotor) |
770,460 x g (S140-AT rotor) |
| Max speed | 150,000rpm | 150,000rpm | 120,000rpm |
| Rotors | 17 optional rotors | 17 optional rotors | 17 optional rotors |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) |
Lid closed: 16.1 x 23.2 x 22.9 in. (40.8 x 59 x 58.2cm) |
Lid closed: 33.5 x 17.3 x 19.3 in. (85 x 44 x 49cm) |
Lid closed: 33.5 x 17.3 x 19.3 in. (85 x 44 x 49cm) |
| Display type | Touch sensitive LCD panel | Touch sensitive LCD panel | Touch sensitive LCD panel |
| Performance range | 1,000 to 150,0000rpm RCF 201,046 to 1,048,680 x g |
1,000 to 150,0000rpm RCF 201,046 to 1,048,680 x g |
1,000 to 120,0000rpm RCF 201,046 to 770,460 x g |
| Weight | 213 lb. (97kg) | 231 lb. (105kg) | 231 lb. (105kg) |
Fiberlite carbon fiber rotors
Fatigue-resistant, corrosion resistant, and lightweight for a safer work environment.
Self-locking rotor system
Automatically secures rotor to the drive shaft without manual intervention, facilitating installation and added safety.
Versatility across sample types
Obtain application flexibility with extensive range of rotor formats that accommodate multiple tube volumes.
Open-rotor system
Optimize your inventory with flexibility of accepting ultra rotors from other major manufacturers. (Sorvall WX+ Ultracentrifuge)
Fixed angle rotors
Neo Angle Rotors
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TN-890, 8 x 5, 90,000rpm, 645,101 x g › |
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TN-1065, 10 x 12mL, 65,000rpm, 401,614 x g › |
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TN-1865, 18 x 5mL, 65,000rpm, 430,874 x g › |
Continuous Flow Rotors
Swinging bucket rotors
Vertical rotors
Zonal Rotors
Fixed Angle Rotors
Swinging Bucket Rotors
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S55-S, 4 x 2.2mL, 55,000rpm, 258,826 x g › |
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S52-ST, 4 x 5mL, 52,000rpm, 275,458 x g › |
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S50-ST, 4 x 7mL, 50,000rpm, 252,721 x g › |
Vertical Rotors
Ultracentrifugation simplified at every turn. Maximize space in your lab with the small-footprint Thermo Scientific Sorvall WX+ ultracentrifuge series while maintaining high-performance speeds of up to 100,000 rpm.
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Technical note: Separation of influenza virus with our S50-A fixed angle rotor and a Sorvall micro-ultracentrifuge
In this technical note, we describe a protocol for the separation of influenza virus using the S50-A fixed angle rotor and the Sorvall MTX 150 Micro-Ultracentrifuge or the Sorvall MX Micro-Ultracentrifuge. The Thermo Scientific S50-A fixed angle rotor provides the largest capacity in the Thermo Scientific micro-ultracentrifuge family and allows sample processing up to 180 mL.
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