Accuri Cytometers

Advanced Features

Over 7 Decade dynamic range: The totally digital C6 Flow Cytometer has state-of-the-art electronics that make it possible to simultaneously collect over 16 million channels of digital data. This unparalleled dynamic range obviates the need for adjustable gain settings on the detectors. Data is collected and always remains in the data file even when you use the CFlow Zoom function to view specified channels. And eliminating the need to set gain or voltage reduces the consumption of valuable sample and sheath during set-up.

Optical bench needs no alignment: The C6 optical bench is compact and employs components that have evolved to be smaller, more robust, and less expensive. This smaller optical bench needs no alignment so the C6 is ready to use out of the box.

Fluidics control: The C6 uses a unique low-pressure pumping system to drives fluidics as opposed to more expensive pressurized systems. An industry-standard, sheath-focused core facilitates high performance while enabling event rates of up to 10,000 events/second and sample concentration over 5 x 106 cells/ml. The user control the speed of the sample uptake and can chose the optimal core size for their sample.

Absolute counts: Because the C6 Flow Cytometer fluidics system meters the sample fluid uptake, it is simple to obtain absolute counts, or sample concentration per microliter without the need to add beads to samples. In fact the CFlow Plus software will automatically calculate the events per microliter for every run!

Maintenance made simple: The C6 automatically runs Decontamination fluids through the fluidics lines and then replaces it with sheath upon instrument shutdown. Sheath fluid will remain in the fluidics lines until the instrument is turned on again. A cleaning cycle can also be initiated with a mouse click.

Works with current protocols and reagents: Accuri developed the C6 to use the same reagents you currently use on the market-leading cytometers. Since the C6 fluidics system is non-pressurized, any brand of sample tube that is 12 x 75 mm or smaller can be used. This includes microfuge tubes and tubes made of polystyrene and polypropylene.

FCS 3.0 compatible file format: The C6 allows you to export your CFlow files in FCS 3.0 format for seamless importation of your data into most third party flow cytometry software packages including FCS Express and FlowJo. And you can drag and drop plots into MS Office applications, copy and paste statistics into spreadsheets, making data reporting easy.

Compact size: The C6 Flow Cytometer System is designed to fit easily into any lab, even into a laminar flow hood. The bench top cytometer instrument is approximately 2 cubic feet and at less than 30 pounds it is easy to reposition as needs change. No other flow cytometry system packs so much analytical power in so small a package.

Low power usage: The C6 Flow Cytometer operates on a low power, universal power supply (100-240V, 50-60Hz). There are no special electrical requirements for installation, making it easy to place the C6 Flow Cytometer wherever it is needed.