Union Biometrica, Inc. has introduced the new BioSorter platform, designed for shared equipment/core labs. It is the newest part to the COPAS product line of particle flow cytometers. The cytometers offer interchangeable flow cells to handle the complete 10 to 1,500-micron size range in a single instrument. Typical samples include small multicellular model organisms (C. elegans, D. melanogaster, zebrafish); delicate large cells/cell clusters (adipocytes, embryoid bodies, pancreatic islets, duct cells, hepatocytes); seeds (Arabidopsis, tobacco); and beads (cells growing in or on beads, combi-chem libraries, bead-based assays). Samples are analyzed continously, and can be sorted based on size, optical density, and up to four fluorescent parameters.
Union Biometrica, www.unionbio.com
