๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
Centrifugation is a laboratory technique used to separate the components of whole blood based on their density by spinning the sample at high speed. When whole blood is placed in a centrifuge, its components form distinct layers: ๐. ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ฌ (๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ – ๐๐%) Colour: Pale yellow Composition: Water, proteins, hormones, nutrients, waste products Platelets: Small cell fragments involved in blood clotting Reason for position: Least dense, so they rise to the top ๐. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ (๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ – ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐๐ญ) Colour: Thin whitish layer Composition: Leukocytes (neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils) Function: Defence and immunity Reason for position: Intermediate density ๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ (๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ – ๐๐%) Colour: Red Function: Transport oxygen and carbon dioxide Reason for position: Most dense, so they settle at the bottom. ...