Table 2.
Blood collection and centrifugation protocols from different medical devices to obtain platelet-rich plasma
| Devices | Blood collection/anticoagulant | Centrifugation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of times | speed/time | centrifuge | ||
| Selphyl® | Tube 9 mL/sodium citrate | 1 | 1,100 g/6 min | Classic |
| PRGF Endoret® | Tube 9 mL/sodium citrate | 1 | 270 g/7 min | Classic |
| Cascade® | Tube 9 mL/sodium citrate | 2 | 1,100 g/6 min 1,450 g/15 min | Classic |
| Plateltex® | Tube 9 mL/ACD | 2 | 180 g/10 min 1,000 g/10 min | Classic |
| Regenkit® | Tube 9 mL/sodium citrate | 1 | 1,500 g/9 min | Classic |
| ACP Arthrex® | Syringe 15 mL/ACD or no anticoagulant | 1 | 1,500 rpm/5 min | Adapted |
| GPS III® | Syringe 30 or 60 mL/ACD | 1 | 3,200 rpm/15 min | Adapted |
| Genesis® | Syringe 12 mL/ACD | 1 | 2,400 rpm/12 min | Adapted |
| SmartPrep 2® | Syringe 20 or 60 mL/ACD | 2 | 2,500 rpm/4 min 2,300 rpm/10 min | Adapted |
| Proteal® | Syringe 20 mL/sodium citrate | 1 | 1,800 rpm/8 min | Adapted |
| Magellan® | Syringe 30–60 mL/ACD | - | - | Adapted device |
| Angel® | Syringe 40–180 mL/ACD | - | - | Adapted device |
ACD, acid citrate dextrose. Courtesy of Dr. Jeremy Magalon, adapted from Dohan Ehrenfest [38].