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Revision as of 00:58, 1 October 2013
| Coulter EPICS ALTRA Flow Cytometer | |
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| Model | Unknown |
| Sub-category | Biology |
| Status | Faulty |
| Consumables | Sheath Solution, Cleaning fluid, sample tubes |
| Accessories | Unknown |
| Training requirement | Yes |
| Training link | Unknown |
| Owner | LHS/biohackers |
| Origin | Donated by Imperial College London |
| Location | Basement, PCB area/Darkroom |
| Maintainers | tolland |
Imperial College donated a Flow Cytometer. The unit is currently sitting on 1.8m X 0.8m = 1.44 square meters of floor space in the PCB area of the basement. There are a number of large external units some of which are for providing power and cooling to the large laser. (I do not anticipate that the largest laser will be tested for some time)
There is a good description of how a flow cytometer works here; http://probes.invitrogen.com/resources/education/tutorials/4Intro_Flow/player.html
It was donated as working, but in need of repair. There is quite a lot of damage due to corrosion, and to the sampling area.
The machine requires a dust free environment due to it's use of lasers and optics. Hence we are currently planning further inspection work.
I am currently looking to obtain a copy of the service manual.
