Re: Transit time

Keith Bahjat (Kbahjat@nwu.edu)
Fri, 7 Mar 1997 08:52:47 -0600

>Dear Group,
>
>An investigator wants to look (using flow) at Ca++ responses that occur
>within seconds (as in 1 or 2 seconds) after the addition of a particular
>agent to dissociated endothelial/epithelial cells. Can anyone tell us
>the fastest transit time from sample uptake to laser intercept
>with either a Coulter Elite or FACSVantage? I also seem to remember a
>commercially available device that could be attached to (any?) flow
>cytometer and that increased the speed of sample injection. Does anyone
>know the particulars about this device - manufacturer, cost, and how well
>it works? Can it can be attached to both the Coulter Elite and the
>FACS Vantage?
>
>Thanks for any info.
>
>Ray
>
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>Raymond B. Hester, Ph.D.
>Flow Cytometry Lab
>CSAB 357, Biotechnical Services
>The University of South Alabama
>Mobile, AL 36688-0002 To err is human -
>Email: rhester@jaguar1.usouthal.edu but it feels divine.
>Voice: (334) 460-6029 Mae West
>FAX: (334) 460-6073
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The item you are looking for is from Cytek Development in Fremont,
California. Details below.

Cytek Development
1537 Fulton Place
Fremont, CA 94539
Ph: (510) 657-0102
FAX: (510) 657-4309

Product: Time Zero Module
Price: $4250.00 (as of 1995)

good luck.

Keith Bahjat
Kbahjat@nwu.edu