FIBER-REINFORCED SWING BUCKET CENTRIFUGE ROTOR AND RELATED METHODS

摘要

A centrifuge rotor 10 is provided having a rotor core 16 that defines a rotational axis of the rotor 10. A plurality of bucket supports 20a, 20b is arranged about the axis of rotation 14. The rotor 10 includes first and second straps 36, 38 that respectively wrap around two diametrically-opposed ones of the bucket supports 20b for restricting outward movement of the two bucket supports 20a, 20b relative to the rotor core 16. The first and second straps 36, 38 intersect one another at a location through the axis of rotation 14 of the rotor 10.