The department has a BD FACSCanto II flow cytometer. This system features:
- 6 color 2-laser system (488, 633nm)
- fully integrated fluidics cart
- FACSCanto clinical software
- FACSDiva software
- low sample carryover <0.1%
- acquisition speed 10,000 events/sec.
The unit provides automated tube-based sample loading or microplate loading with:
- FACS loader with 40 tube capacity
- High Throughput Sampler for 96 and 384 well microtiter plate capacity (<15 min/96 well plate in HTS mode with 2 second acquisition)
User fees apply for instrumentation use and technical support. Departmental Liaison memberships are available, which includes a reduced fee schedule. Please contact our Business Manager, Maria Brace, for more information.
For further information, or to learn how you can enhance your research with this equipment, please contact Lee Graham, Lab Manager, 610-758-5683.