14 reviews

Attune Acoustic Focusing Cytometer

Released May, 2010

The Pros:Blue/violet laser combination enables functional analysis like proliferation in presence of GFP. Excellent data quality compared to similarly priced instruments. Small footprint with onboard fluidics and minimal sheath use.

The Cons:No plateloader option at present. Speed is limited by electronics to 20000 ev/sec, regardless of how fast volume can be acquired. Misleading advertisement.

The Attune Acoustic Focusing Cytometer is the first cytometer that uses acoustic forces (sound waves) to precisely align cells in the sample stream prior to entering the optical chamber for detection.

The instrument produces very low variability in signal and sample process rates of up to 1000 ul per minute without loss of data integrity and minimal use of sheath fluid. This instrument is excellent for rare detection experiments, where it can reduce time for data acquisition significantly, and for applications like cell cycle where data quality is key for accurate analysis.

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Pros

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Blue/violet laser combination enables functional analysis like proliferation in presence of GFP
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Excellent data quality compared to similarly priced instruments
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Small footprint with onboard fluidics and minimal sheath use
5

absolute cell counts (without beads).
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Can use very DILUTED sample
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Extremely fast data acquisition up to 1000 ul/min and dilute samples run efficiently
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the fastest in acquiring large number of cells for rare events analysis

Cons

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No plateloader option at present
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speed is limited by electronics to 20000 ev/sec, regardless of how fast volume can be acquired. Misleading advertisement