Comments on: An egg-beater turned centrifuge can save lives http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/15/an-egg-beater-turned-centrifuge-can-save-lives/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:02:40 -0500 hourly 1 By: Gadget» Blog Archive » DIY Egg Beater Centrifuge Can Save Lives [DIY] http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/15/an-egg-beater-turned-centrifuge-can-save-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-945187 Gadget» Blog Archive » DIY Egg Beater Centrifuge Can Save Lives [DIY] Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:22:30 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=48536#comment-945187 [...] Apparently, egg beaters are more than just a tool for making tasty omelets—these cheap contraptions can also be used as a quick and dirty centrifuge in developing countries. According to the Royal Society of Chemistry, taping a bit of plastic tubing to the end of a standard egg beater and a little elbow grease is all that is needed to separate plasma from blood. According to George Whitesides and colleagues at Harvard University, the plasma obtained in the procedure is perfectly fine for conducting tests for diseases like Hepatitis B and cysticercosis. I can’t believe it took chemists and Harvard-educated doctors all this time to figure that out. [Eurekalert via Crunchgear] [...] [...] Apparently, egg beaters are more than just a tool for making tasty omelets—these cheap contraptions can also be used as a quick and dirty centrifuge in developing countries. According to the Royal Society of Chemistry, taping a bit of plastic tubing to the end of a standard egg beater and a little elbow grease is all that is needed to separate plasma from blood. According to George Whitesides and colleagues at Harvard University, the plasma obtained in the procedure is perfectly fine for conducting tests for diseases like Hepatitis B and cysticercosis. I can’t believe it took chemists and Harvard-educated doctors all this time to figure that out. [Eurekalert via Crunchgear] [...]

]]> By: whiskey http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/15/an-egg-beater-turned-centrifuge-can-save-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-939198 whiskey Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:23:12 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=48536#comment-939198 I liked the centrifuge Bruce Banner had when he was in Brazil. Maybe it wouldn't be $2 though but it would let you centrifuge more samples at a time. Ball bearings, a bike chain and the pedals and some elbow grease to make it (and maybe help from DIYers to develop a prototype and from people who know about centrifuges for the math so it speeds correctly) and you have something bigger if and where all this things are available. Great work! I liked the centrifuge Bruce Banner had when he was in Brazil. Maybe it wouldn’t be $2 though but it would let you centrifuge more samples at a time.

Ball bearings, a bike chain and the pedals and some elbow grease to make it (and maybe help from DIYers to develop a prototype and from people who know about centrifuges for the math so it speeds correctly) and you have something bigger if and where all this things are available.

Great work!

]]> By: Cody B http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/15/an-egg-beater-turned-centrifuge-can-save-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-938839 Cody B Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:17:59 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=48536#comment-938839 They have an atom smasher already. Its called the LHC. I haven't seen a price but i would guess the egg-beater would be a cheaper toy. They have an atom smasher already. Its called the LHC. I haven’t seen a price but i would guess the egg-beater would be a cheaper toy.

]]> By: Cody B http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/15/an-egg-beater-turned-centrifuge-can-save-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-938838 Cody B Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:17:58 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=48536#comment-938838 They have an atom smasher already. Its called the LHC. I haven't seen a price but i would guess the egg-beater would be a cheaper toy. They have an atom smasher already. Its called the LHC. I haven’t seen a price but i would guess the egg-beater would be a cheaper toy.

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