Propel Labs Avalon: A first look.
N.B. The Avalon cell sorter is now the S3 cell sorter distributed by Bio-Rad. It's the same hardware/software, with a new color scheme to match the Bio-Rad colors. You can find the product's new page here:...
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N.B. The Avalon cell sorter is now the S3 cell sorter distributed by Bio-Rad. It's the same hardware/software, with a new color scheme to match the Bio-Rad colors. You can find the product's new page here:...
I recently had the chance to play around with the Scepter 2.0 Automatic Cell Counter from EMD-Millipore. The Scepter uses the Coulter Volume principle to count cells in a microfluidic chamber connected to a handheld device. I'm basically using it for things like...
In my quest to find a mid-range cytometer to replace my ailing FACSCantos, I've come upon the 8HT from EMD-Millipore (whom I'll probably just call Millipore for now, or maybe even Guava at times). The 8HT is a 2 laser, 8-parameter cytometer (2 Scatter and 6...
An updated review of the Attune Cytometer, dated October 2012 is now available: You can reach that post here. EDIT 2: I've met with some folks from Life Technologies and they feel the instrument that was set up in my lab for demo was not properly aligned, and so...