Table 2.

Reproducibility of the final protocol using haematocrit 0.2 and initial parasitaemia of 10%

No	Final number of iRBCs 1	Final parasitaemia (%) 2
1	9.63 × 107	46.57
2	1.21 × 108	39.42
3	8.50 × 107	48.67
4	8.40 × 107	39.17
5	1.10 × 108	30.00
6	6.95 × 107	39.78
7	8.33 × 107	34.00
8	2.75 × 108	33.46
Average	1.16 × 108	38.88

¹Number of iRBCs harvested 18h after the magnetic column purification, being initially adjusted to 0.2% haematocrit and 10% initial parasitaemia.

²Parasitaemia of the P. falciparum culture harvested after 18h from the magnetic column purification, being initially adjusted to 0.2% haematocrit and 10% initial parasitaemia.