Sensor: Hematocrit Centrifuge (HEMC)

Objective:

Allow for the determination of the whole blood hematocrit: It separates blood cells from plasma, to determine the percentage of the blood sample occupied by cells.

Function:

The hematocrit centrifuge is based on the commercial instrument COMPUR M1100 by Bayer Diagnostics. It consists of:

• a handheld blood analysing device,
• a set of 6 capillaries per measurement.

Blood samples are injected manually into disposable capillaries. The hematocrit values are determined visually and then entered manually at laptop level.