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An apparatus for separating a blood component, e.g., fibrin monomer, from blood or plasma ?comprises! includes a container ?(110)! with a reaction chamber for receiving the plasma, where ?said! the reaction chamber is defined by an outer wall and ?comprises! includes means for supplying ?said! the reaction chamber with an agent for converting the fibrinogen content of the plasma into a non-cross-linked fibrin polymer. The apparatus ?comprises furthermore! also includes a device for centrifuging the reaction chamber with the plasma and ?said! the agent to a degree sufficient for separating the non-cross-linked fibrin polymer from the plasma, for depositing ?said! the polymer on the outer wall of the reaction chamber, and for expelling the remaining plasma from the reaction chamber. The container ?(110) comprises! includes means for supplying the reaction chamber with a solvent for dissolving ?said! the non-cross-linked fibrin polymer. The apparatus ?comprises furthermore! also includes a measuring device ?(130)! for measuring the amount of the deposit of the non-cross-linked fibrin polymer on the outer wall of the container ?(110)!, as well as a control unit ?(131)! for controlling the addition of solvent in response to ?said! the amount of polymer.

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