Attune™ NxT Flow Cytometer, blue/violet6

To minimize the number of failed performance tests on your Attune NxT Flow Cytometer, we suggest the following:

•   Make sure to carry out daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance procedures (pages 8-14 of the Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide, linked below).
•   Always run 3 startup cycles and 2 Rinse procedures (pages 46-47 of the Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide linked below).
•   If the performance test fails, carry out the following priming sequence: run 3 startup cycles, 2 de-bubble cycles, and 5 rinse procedures, followed by running the SIP sanitize function.

Please review the Attune Flow Cytometry Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide for more information about performing routine maintenance procedures and troubleshooting.

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Yes. The Attune Nxt Flow Cytometer can detect down to 0.2 µm and using a special configuration, down to 0.1 µm. Optimize your settings using Flow Cytometry Sub-micron Particle Size Reference Kit, Cat. No. F13839.

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Yes. You would need to purchase Attune NxT Custom Filter Holder Kit, Cat. No. A27784 to make your own custom emission or dichroic filters in order to customize the optical configuration of the instrument. Each kit contains sufficient parts to make 2 emission filters and 2 dichroic filters. The kit includes instructions for attaching the filter to the filter blade, but does not include the glass filter. Other accessories to optimize for special applications include Cat No. 100083194 Attune NxT Small Particle Side-Scatter Filter, Cat. No. 100083194 and Attune NxT Blocker Bar Conversion Kit, Cat No. A35966.

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Yes. There are 6 lasers to choose from (blue, green, yellow, red, violet, and violet 6). You can start with one laser and at any time upgrade the same instrument with up to 4 lasers to utilize a maximum of 14 detection channels. Using the Violet 6 laser along with the blue, red, and yellow lasers, one can detect up to 16 channels.

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Because of the acoustic-assisted hydrodynamic technology, the Attune NxT Flow Cytometer uses only 1/10th the amount of fluids, and is 10X faster and less sensitive to clogging compared to standard flow cytometers. You can set the flow rate from 12.5-1,000 µL/min and collect up to 65,000 events/sec using from 20 µL to 4 mL of sample volume. These unique properties allow for rare event analysis, as well standard flow analysis.

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