Technical specification
ThermoFisher Bigfoot Full Spectrum Cell Sorter
The Bigfoot has an integrated containment cabinet providing sample and operator safety equivalent to Class II containment.
- 5 laser, 48 fluorescent detector (12UV, 12V, 7B, 12Y, 5R)
- 6 scatter detectors off the 488 blue laser
- equipped with 355nm, 405nm, 488nm, 565nm and 633nm lasers
- analyse 54 parameters including Forward scatter (FSC) and Side scatter (SSC)
The instrument can sort:
- up to 6 independent populations into a mixture of tube types including FACS tubes, Eppendorf type tubes, 15ml and 50ml Falcon type tubes
- single cells or many cells into various multi-well plate formats up to and including 1536 well plates
BDFACSAriaIIu Conventional Cell sorter
We have two BDFACSAriaIIu insturments which have:
- 3 lasers
- 9 colour cell sorters
- 405nm, 488nm and 633nm lasers
- an Automatic Cell Deposition Unit (ACDU)
The instrument can:
- analyse 11 parameters including FSC and SSC
- sort up to 4 independent populations into FACS tubes or Eppendorf type tubes,
- sort 2 independent populations into 15ml Falcon type tubes
- sort single cells or many cells into various multi-well plate formats up to and including 384 well plates
BDFACSAriaFusion conventional Cell sorter
The BDFACSAriaFusion is located in the WISH lab and has:
- 4 lasers
- 15 colour cell sorter
- 405nm, 488nm, 561nm and 633nm lasers
- an Automatic Cell Deposition Unit (ACDU)
The instrument can:
- sort up to 4 independent populations into FACS tubes, Eppendorf type tubes
- sort 2 independent populations into 15ml Falcon type tubes
- can analyse 17 parameters including FSC and SSC
- sort single cells or many cells into various multi-well plate formats up to and including 384 well plates
ThermoFisher Attune NxT cytometer
The Attune NxT flow Cytometer located within the School of Human Development and Health and has:
- 3 lasers
- 11 colour analyser
- 405nm, 488nm and 633nm lasers
- a volumetric sample and sheath fluid delivery system
- acoustic focusing to achieve high sensitivity and high throughput
The instrument can:
- analyse 13 parameters including FSC and SSC
BDAccuric6 cytometer
The BDAccuriC6 has:
- 2 lasers of 488nm and 633nm
The instrument can detect a total of 6 parameters including FSC and SS
- up to 3 parameters from the blue laser
- 1 parameter from the red laser
BDFACSCalibur cytometer
The BDFACSCalibur has:
2 lasers of 488nm and 633nm
The instrument can detect a total of 6 parameters including FSC and SS
- up to 3 parameters from the blue laser
- 1 parameter from the red laser
