New system spins up productivity at San Diego Blood Bank

A blood centrifuge rotates between 3,000 and 5,000 times per minute, causing blood to separate into three distinct layers: dark and dense red blood cells at the bottom, a very thin layer of white blood cells and platelets in the middle and a thick layer of yellowish plasma on top. Generally, blood bank technicians have had to work on decanting these layers one unit at a time in order to ...