2. Discuss the purpose of the different heavy equipments, in relation to serology.

c. Mechanical rotator - An equipment used in the laboratory which is used in the rotation, mixing, or agitation of different solutions, samples and reagents in the performance of various tests using any of the following types and sizes of vessels such as plastic/glass trays, vials, petri dishes, microwell plates, culture plates, slides, test tubes and agglutination cards, depending on the requirement of a certain test. Some serological methods that require the usage of mechanical rotators are the following: Slide tests, wherein mechanical rotator is used to mix the reactants on glass slides or disposable test cards, and to agitate serum to be mixed with a suspension of antigen, and the microtiter platetest wherein microtiter plate with serum and antigen is allowed to rotate in a certain time, depending on the specific antigen. References: Stanley, J. Essentials of Immunology and Seology E-book. (n.d.) Retrieved from: http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=nuCT5RVToN4C&pg=PA208&lpg=PA208&dq=mechanical+rotator +in+serology+laboratory&source=bl&ots=SHRthNf_tt&sig=V_CHFfyJjGBefXQJk5iI_vUmxwY&hl=en&sa=X &ei=_IPJUdOeHozQiAfg44DACg&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=mechanical%20rotator%20in%20s erology%20laboratory&f=false Retrieved on: 9:08 PM, 6/25/13 _______________. Laboratory rotators. (n.d.) Retrieved from: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/laboratory-equipment/rotators.php, on 9:09 PM, 6/25/13.

d. Clinical centrifuge - Centrifuges are instruments used to spin samples of blood or other body fluids at high rates of speed, forcing the heavier particles to the bottom of the container. The most frequent laboratory use of the centrifuge is to separate the cellular components of blood from the liquid so that the liquid may be used for testing. Centrifuges vary in size, capacity, and speed capability. Clinical centrifuge is the name given to table top models which can be used for urinalysis or serum separation. These usually have a speed capacity of up to 3000 rpms (revolutions per minute), and will hold tubes ranging from 5 to 50 mL sizes, depending on the adapters. A serofuge is a small centrifuge used in blood banking a serology to spin serological tubes. Reference: _____________. Specimen processing. (n.d.) Retrieved from: http://www.austincc.edu/health/phb/documents/PHBLab15SpecimenProcessingSum03.pdf on 9:13 PM, 6/25/13/.