RE: sheath buffer ?

Eric Martz (emartz@microbio.umass.edu)
Fri, 12 Nov 1993 11:07:19 -0500 (EST)

I have used distilled water as sheath fluid in our FACStar Plus for over a
year (for analysis -- can't sort due to lack of conductivity). It works
fine, however, I have not made detailed comparisons of results in saline
vs. water. I would be interested if anyone has.

In message Mon, 08 Nov 1993 10:44:50 +0200 (WET),
Yashpal Agrawal <yagrawal@messi.uku.fi> writes:

> Hello !
> Could someone advise whether it is possible to use distilled water as the
> sheath fluid on an FACStar, if sorting is not done. Are there any
> problems with bacterial growth etc. Any experiences ?.
> Please reply to me or on the net.
> Thanks,
> Yashpal Agrawal
> Dept. of Clinical Chemistry,
> Kuopio University Hospital,
> POB1777, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
>
> E-mail: yagrawal@messi.uku.fi
> FAX:+358-71-173200
>
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