These flow cytometer platforms boast features such as high resolution, minimal noise, and exceptional signal-to-background ratio, and a large dynamic range for detecting both dim and bright populations within a sample, making them powerful instruments despite their compact size. Instruments with a violet laser can utilize violet side-scatter to detect nanoparticles effectively. The intuitive software interface and independent maintenance procedures make them user-friendly, ensuring short adoption times. Additionally, they provide options like a 96-well plate loader and the flexibility to upgrade lasers and detectors according to specific needs.
Features
Essential Features of Our Research Flow Cytometry Analyzers
- In terms of performance, our platforms set the benchmark for a benchtop flow cytometer, with exceptional detection capabilities and high-resolution analysis.
- Our platforms excel with low noise, superior signal-to-background ratio, and reliable optical alignment, ensuring accurate and precise cell analysis comparable to larger cytometry systems.
- Durability is a key attribute of our platforms. They are designed to withstand rigorous laboratory use while maintaining performance and longevity, making them trusted and long-lasting solutions.
Applications
Applications of Research Flow Cytometry Analyzers
- These platforms enable the detection and quantification of intracellular cytokines in immune cells, offering valuable insights into immune responses, cytokine profiles, and cellular interactions, thereby contributing to infectious disease research and vaccine development.
- With the ability to measure markers associated with apoptosis, such as Annexin V and caspases, the platforms aid in quantifying and analyzing programmed cell death, facilitating studies on cell signaling pathways, drug effects, and disease mechanisms.
- By measuring DNA content, they allow researchers to study the distribution of cells across different phases of the cell cycle, aiding in understanding cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis and contributing to areas such as developmental biology and drug discovery.
- These enable researchers to identify and characterize different cell populations based on specific surface markers. They can provide valuable insights into immune cell subsets and their functions in areas such as immunology and cancer research.
FAQs
What are the key factors to consider when purchasing a benchtop cytometer for your research needs?
When purchasing a benchtop flow cytometer, users might consider many characteristics.
- Assess the sensitivity, resolution, and detection capabilities to ensure they align with the specific requirements of your research applications.
- Consider factors such the number of lasers and the experimental flexibility of the cytometer. Determine if it can accommodate the fluorescent markers commonly used in the lab.
- Ease of use and training time should be planned for.
- Adequate training and support from the manufacturer is essential.
- Features such as sample loaders and compatibility with various tube or plate formats can enhance experimental efficiency and versatility.
How does the low maintenance feature of the benchtop cytometer benefit researchers?
The benchtop cytometer's design, e.g., how lasers are mounted, steering optics, and the flow cell, along with a low-pressure fluidics system, helps to ensure stable performance and reduces the need for frequent maintenance. Additionally, the ability for users to perform preventive maintenance without requiring service visits enhances convenience and minimizes instrument downtime.
What are the different benchtop flow cytometers in your product line-up?
We carry different series of benchtop flow cytometers:
CytoFLEX: CytoFLEX Flow Cytometer ensures convenient and efficient sample handling. Its sensitivity and resolution outperform many larger cytometry systems. Available with three lasers and multiple configurations.
CytoFLEX S: The CytoFLEX S Flow Cytometer series builds upon the CytoFLEX Platform, offering expanded research capabilities through the addition of a fourth laser option, additional configurations, and specialized filter sets.
CytoFLEX LX: This represents a significant expansion of the CytoFLEX Platform, offering enhanced research capabilities with the inclusion of up to six lasers and the ability to measure 21 color parameters. The spatial separation of the six lasers enables the distribution of panels across the spectrum, effectively minimizing crosstalk and reducing spectral overlap, thereby providing researchers greater flexibility and accuracy in their analyses.
CytoFLEX nano: The CytoFLEX nano Flow Cytometer is the newest member of the CytoFLEX Platform. Specifically designed for the analysis of nanoparticles, the CytoFLEX nano Flow Cytometer overcomes the limitations of traditional flow cytometry, giving researchers a sensitive, consistent and flexible solution that can help them advance their extracellular vesicle research.