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Glossary

# Vortex mixer

A vortex mixer is a laboratory device that rapidly oscillates a tube to create a vortex in the liquid, mixing its contents. For peptide solutions, gentle swirling or brief low-speed vortexing is often preferred, since vigorous agitation can cause foaming and promote aggregation of sensitive sequences at the air-liquid interface.

Source: [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_mixer)

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