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Vertical rotors offer the best resolution and efficiency of all rotor types for density-based separations. Their short pathlength allows you to complete your runs in a fraction of the time and forms a shallower density gradient, enabling clearer resolution. When a tube comes to rest at the end of a centrifuge run in a vertical rotor, the density gradient reorients, magnifying the separation between bands more than in other rotor types.

Rotation of density gradients after vertical rotor comes to rest

With Vertical Rotor 

 

With Swinging-Bucket Rotor 

This enhanced resolution provides greater purity, yield, and easier sample recovery.

Vertical rotor icons - High capacity, Better resolution, Less time

See what our customers had to say about using vertical rotors in their workflows:

 
"We got really excited about the VTi 50.1. Those four extra slots increasing the volume by approximately 160mLs per rotor, it's able to reduce the number of spins approximately by a third.  
And when you combine the efficiency of the rotor versus say a swinging bucket, we're able to get your spin time down to less than 10 hours, maybe less than five hours and then you add in the high volume aspect of it. It really was the best solution for scale-up."

Chris Nieder - Center for Breakthrough Medicines 

Learn more about Vertical Rotors and the new VTi 50.1 with these resources:

 

With our new VTi 50.1 vertical rotor’s increased capacity, you can now spin up to 468 mL (12 tubes at 39 mL each), allowing you to purify more samples in less time with each run. Our family of vertical rotors includes products with speeds up to 90,000 RPM and up to 645,000 x g.

Explore our Vertical Rotor Portfolio

VTi 50.1

Max RPM

Capacity

Max g

50,000

468 mL

251,000 xg

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VTi 65.1

Max RPM

Capacity

Max g

65,000

108 mL

402,000 xg

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VTi 65.2 Vertical Angle Ultracentrifuge Rotor

VTi 65.2

Max RPM

Capacity

Max g

65,000

81.6 mL

416,000 xg

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VTi 90

Max RPM

Capacity

Max g

90,000

40.8 mL

645,000 xg

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75 years of Centrifugation with Beckman Coulter Life SciencesSince 1947, our instruments have been accelerating answers and empowering scientists and researchers in laboratories around the world. 75 years later, we continue to advance technology at an unparalleled pace and are excited to have unveiled an instrument that, despite its small footprint, will make a big impact on your workflow.

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