BD Becton Dickinson FacsVerse Flow Cytometer

The BD FACSVerse flow cytometry system acquires and analyzes particles or cells in a liquid suspension. Antibodies to specific cell proteins are labeled with a fluorescent dye and incubated with the cell suspension. The suspension flows through the cytometer and is interrogated by a laser which excites the fluorescent antibodies. The fluorescence is captured and the resulting data is analyzed to reveal information about the cells. Multiple antibodies, each labeled with a different dye, can be used in a single tube to simultaneously identify different cell populations. This technique can be used in diverse research areas such as stem cell development, cell signaling pathways, and HIV.

Lasers: Blue (488 nm), Red (640 nm), Violet (405 nm)
Acquisition Rate: Up to 35000 events per second.
Sensitivity (MESF): FITC ≤ 100, PE ≤ 25, APC ≤50
Carryover: ≤ 0.5%
Forward Scatter Detector: Photodiode
Side Scatter Detector: Photomultiplier Tube
Dimensions (HxWxD): 632 x 579 x 579 mm
Weight: 55 kg