CENTRIFUGATION SYSTEMS WITH NON-CONTACT SEAL ASSEMBLIES

摘要

0009667AUU/1267 Centrifugation systems are provided that have a non-contact seal assemblies including an upper guard and a skirted pivot, as well as a pressure source that provides a gas flow between the upper guard and a surface of the skirted pivot. In some embodiments, the non-contact seal assembly further includes a lower guard having one or more capillary channels defined on an upper surface. *11 F*G0 64[