Typical Concentrate Volume/Concentration Factor vs. Spin Time
Concentrate Volume / Concentration Factor
3K device 10K device 30K device 50K device 100K device
Spin time (min) Conc. Volume (µL) Conc. Factor (x) Conc. Volume (µL) Conc. Factor (x) Conc. Volume (µL) Conc. Factor (x) Conc. Volume (µL) Conc. Factor (x) Conc. Volume (µL) Conc. Factor (x)
5 215 2 66 7 42 12 28 18 58 9
10 114 4 35 14 23 22 20 25 19 26
15 80 6 22 22 19 27 17 30 15 33
20 62 8 20 24 17 30 15 33 13 36
30 48 10 15 31 15 32 15 36 11 41
Spin Conditions: 40º fixed angle rotor, 14,000 x g, room temperature, 500 µL starting volume. Protein markers used: Cytochrome c for 3K and 10K, BSA for 30K and 50K, and IgG for 100K, n=12. Shaded volumes were used for the calculation of protein recovery in the Typical Concentrate Recovery table.