Term info
EFO URI
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0002027
IAO 0000111
vortexer
IAO 0000118
vortex_mixer
IAO 0000119
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_mixer
definition
A vortexer is an instrument that mixes small vials of liquid by creating a rotation of the liquid around its own center. It consists of an electric motor with the drive shaft oriented vertically and attached to a cupped rubber piece mounted slightly off-center. As the motor runs the rubber piece oscillates rapidly in a circular motion. When a test tube or other appropriate container is pressed into the rubber cup (or touched to its edge) the motion is transmitted to the liquid inside and a vortex is created.
example of usage
VWR Genie 2
has curation status
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000122
has exact synonym
vortex_mixer
term editor
Trish Whetzel, James Malone, Tomasz Adamusiak, Melanie Courtot, Jie Zheng