Used Lab Equipment

The Millipore Guava EasyCyte HT offers sample handling formats for both tubes and 96-well plates, direct sampling using patented microcapillary system, and a user-friendly, versatile software. EasyCyte instruments are also compatible with many fluorochromes and fluorescent reagents.

Specifications:

• Operating temperature: 16°–35°C (60°–95°F)
• Operating humidity: 10–90% relative humidity (non-condensing)
• Power: 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 120W
• Dimensions: 21 x 24 x 12 inches
• Weight: 71lb
• Detection: 5 colors including forward scatter
• Laser: blue 488 nm (50mW)
• Flow cell dimension: standard square capillary with ID of 100 µm
• Pump: 7 µL/min to 36 µL/min
• Sample flow rate: positive displacement
• Waste and cleaning vials: 30-mL glass vial with screw top
• Waste generation: typically <40 mL in 8 hours of continuous use
• Dead volume: 50 µL (for 96-well microplate); 75 µL (for 0.5-mL microcentrifuge tubes)
• Sample concentration: final particle concentration of 104 to 5 x 105 particles/ml
• Sample requirement: for accurate results (up to 2.5 x 106 beads/mL for the RapidQuant Assay) as few as 2,000 cells/test; typically 25,000-100,000 cells/test, depending on the assay
• Data management: Output data file formats - (1) binary data storage in FCS 3.0 format; (2) spreadsheet results file in CSV format