The SCI506 includes a fixed angle 6-place rotor with adapters for 1.5-2.0mL centrifuge tubes, 5mL Eppendorf-style tubes, 3-10mL blood/Vacutainer tubes, and 15mL centrifuge tubes. All adapters are included with purchase.

The SCI506 comes with the centrifuge, the 6-place fixed angle rotor, tube adapters for the supported formats, power cord, and user manual. The optional 12V DC car adapter is available separately.

The SCI506 operates on 110-220V, 50/60Hz, making it compatible with both North American and international power supplies.

The SCI506 comes with a 2-year warranty covering manufacturing defects and component failures under normal operating conditions.

Yes. An optional 12V DC car adapter is available separately, allowing the SCI506 to operate from a vehicle battery or other 12V DC source.

At $520, the SCI506 is priced well below comparable clinical low speed centrifuges from premium brands, which typically range from $900 to $2,000+ for similar specifications. The savings represent budget that stays in your lab.

The two deceleration settings let you choose between a faster stop and a slower, more gradual deceleration. For applications like PRP and PRF preparation, a slow deceleration is essential to avoid disturbing the platelet layer that forms during the centrifuge run. For most standard separations, a faster stop is fine. Having both options in one instrument covers both types of work.

Yes. The display and input can be switched between RPM and x g (RCF). If your protocol specifies 400 x g, you can set 400 x g directly rather than converting to RPM.

The SCI506 stores two complete programs. Each program stores your speed, run time, and deceleration setting. For labs with a small number of recurring protocols, two programs cover the daily routine without constant re-entry.

The SCI506 is designed to use its included fixed angle rotor with the supported tube formats via adapters. Contact Scilogex directly if you have specific questions about rotor compatibility with other configurations.

Yes. The HD (continuous) setting allows the centrifuge to run indefinitely rather than stopping at the end of a timed run. This is useful for extended separations or situations where you want manual control over when the run ends.

A microcentrifuge is designed for small tubes (typically 0.2-2.0mL) at high speeds (up to 10,000-15,000+ RPM) and high g-forces. A low speed centrifuge covers a wider range of tube sizes - from microcentrifuge tubes up to 15mL or larger conical tubes - at lower maximum speeds (usually up to 5000-6000 RPM). For clinical separations and most cell culture pelleting, low speed is sufficient and more appropriate.

If your protocols require high g-forces for applications like subcellular fractionation, density gradient separations, nucleic acid precipitations, or pelleting of very small particles (cell membranes, ribosomes), you'll need a higher-speed instrument. For standard blood separation, urine analysis, and cell pelleting at typical culture scales, a low speed centrifuge is the right tool.

Yes. PRP preparation is one of the primary applications for this type of low speed centrifuge. The protocol typically involves two centrifuge runs at defined speeds, with the quality of the final PRP concentrate depending on consistent speed control and a controlled final deceleration. The SCI506's two deceleration settings address the deceleration requirement directly.

The SCI506 covers the same basic clinical and research low-speed centrifugation applications as Thermo Fisher clinical models at roughly half to one-third the price. Premium brands offer larger rotor capacities, more programmable memory slots, and more extensive service infrastructure. For a 6-place benchtop workflow, those additional features don't affect your results - just your purchase price.

A low speed centrifuge is a laboratory instrument that spins samples at relatively low rotational speeds - typically up to 5000-6000 RPM and up to a few thousand x g - to separate components by density. They're used primarily in clinical settings for blood and urine processing, in research labs for cell pelleting and washing, and in dental and orthopedic applications for PRP and PRF preparation. They accept a wider range of tube sizes than high-speed microcentrifuges and are designed for the tube formats commonly used in clinical workflows.

PRP (platelet-rich plasma) is a concentrated plasma fraction prepared from a patient's own blood, used in dental, orthopedic, and aesthetic procedures for its growth factor content. PRP preparation requires centrifuging blood at a specific low speed to separate red blood cells, platelet-rich plasma, and platelet-poor plasma into distinct layers, then collecting the middle platelet-rich layer. High speed would pellet the platelets rather than concentrate them, so low speed centrifugation is specifically required.