O Vortex é um aparelho indispensável nos labs principalmente para homogeneizar pequenos volumes em tubos etc... a agitação é vigorosa e forma um vortex. Nos labs onde trabalhei, nós usávamos o termo vortex para o aparelho. Parece que virou verbo :) – mas a tradução é mesmo
agitação vigorosa<br><br>Veja referência<br>A vortex mixer is a simple device used commonly in laboratories to mix small vials of liquid. 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. Most vortex mixers have variable speed settings and can be set to run continuously, or to run only when downward pressure is applied to the rubber piece.<br>Vortex mixers are quite commonplace in bioscience laboratories. In cell culture and microbiology laboratories<br>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_mixer<br>
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