FW: FCM for natural bacteria

From: Peter Lopez (Peterl@cytomation.com)
Date: Wed Nov 26 1997 - 15:33:59 EST


> Hello Stefan,
> 
> 	We have a number of customers using the MoFLo to analyze and
> sort bacteria at high-speed. I wanted to reply to some of the points
> brought
> up by Howard about the MoFlo's utility in that regard. 
> 	We have in fact delivered a number of MoFLo's with
> forward scatter PMT's. Our customers primarily use this as a forward
> fluorescence
> detector, rather than a light scatter detector, for sperm sorting. It
> is capable of being used for light scatter. 
> 	For microbial applications we have found that sorting is best
> accomplished
> with a 90 degree log threshold when dealing with unlabeled material,
> otherwise fluorescence trigger. Forward scatter triggering can get
> messy when using small particles since droplet drive can show up in
> that detector.
> 	In response to the question of moving lasers from position one
> to two , when
> using the MoFLo it is very simple since beam steering optics are all
> independent. The
> beams are simply steered to the appropriate pinhole. It takes less
> than 5 minutes.
> 
> Peter Lopez
> 
> 
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