Flow cytometry
Cytometry is a bioanalytical tool in which single or multiple cellular properties are determined by analyzing large populations of cells. The fluorescence labelled cells normally pass through the laser beam in a hydro-dynamically focused jet stream in a flow cell. Alternatively they are distributed on a plate and scanned by the laser beam. More advanced systems can be used for Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS). Cytometry instruments are often used as diagnostics tools and main applications include hematology, clinical chemistry and immunology.
All Cobolt lasers offer high power, excellent beam quality and low noise, which are important properties in order to maximize resolution and sensitivity (often referred to in terms of a low CV value) of the instruments, and for applications with high throughput requirements.
See all Cobolt CW Visible 04-01 Series DPSS lasers and CW UV-Visible-NIR 05-01 Series DPSS lasers.
Application notes & Reference
Cobolt Mambo™ for flow cytometry
Cobolt Zouk™ for flow cytometry
B. Telford et.al. Yellow lasers for flow cytometry, ISAC conf 2006
