Re: Lifetime of Nozzles + Cleanup again...

Howard Shapiro (hms@shapirolab.com)
Tue, 14 Nov 1995 21:01:56 -0500

Matthias Haury writes:

>2. It seems (from the Shapiro Flowcytometry Book references) that in the US
>there are some companies that supply ceramic nozzles for the
>flowcytometers. What are the experiences of people using their nozzles (I
>suppose BDIS buys from one of them...). Are they as good as BDIS ones, are
>they cheaper ??
>
>I haven't contacted the companies yet, as I wanted to hear peoples opinion
>on this subject first...
>
Specialty Glass Products, which I believe is the only company I mentioned as
a source of nozzles, makes quartz nozzles according to the pattern used in
the original Stanford sorter; they are not compatible with any vintage of
the B-D FACS as far as I know. Given what it cost me when I bought ceramic
nozzles from B-D, I only wish there were more competition in the
marketplace. It seems to work for monoclonals...
--Howard


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