Flow Cytometer
Imperial College donated a Flow Cytometer to the LHS biohacker group. 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 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)
| Coulter EPICS ALTRA Flow Cytometer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Model | Unknown |
| Sub-category | Biology |
| Status | Faulty |
| Consumables | Sheath Solution, Cleaning fluid, sample tubes |
| Accessories | Unknown |
| Training requirement | Yes |
| Training link | Unknown |
| Owner | Unknown |
| Origin | Donated by Imperial College London |
| Location | Basement, PCB area/Darkroom |
| Maintainers | tolland |
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.
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.
