CPC B04B 7/12 (2013.01) [B04B 5/0421 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A bucket insert for use in a centrifuge, the bucket insert comprising:
an insert body, the insert body comprising a plurality of elongated receptacles for receiving elongated sample vessels, wherein the elongated receptacles have a length that is equal or greater than the length of the elongated sample vessels, wherein the bucket insert is configured for orienting the elongated sample vessels in a tilted orientation, wherein in the tilted orientation, at least some of the elongated sample vessels are oriented in a non-parallel fashion, wherein the bucket insert is configured for orienting the elongated sample vessels in a parallel orientation, wherein in the parallel orientation the elongated sample vessels are oriented in a parallel fashion, wherein the bucket insert is at least partially flexibly deformable, and wherein the bucket insert is configured for re-orienting the elongated sample vessels from the tilted orientation into the parallel orientation and/or vice versa by deformation of the insert body.
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