A microplate centrifuge is designed to spin small volumes of samples within microplates in order to separate the components the samples based on their density or size. They typically can accommodate multiple microplates simultaneously and are often used in molecular biology, biochemistry, and drug discovery research, where samples need to be processed quickly and efficiently. Microplate centrifuges have many applications, including DNA and RNA extraction, protein precipitation, cell pelleting, and enzyme assays. They are essential tools in high-throughput screening and are often used in automated workflows.