Serial No: 10256
The FlowCAM from Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc. is an integrated system for rapidly analyzing particles in a moving fluid. The instrument combines selective capabilities of flow cytometry, microscopy, and fluorescence detection. The FlowCAM automatically counts, images, and analyzes the particles or cells in a sample or a continuous flow. Best of all, a FlowCAM can be customized to accommodate almost any environment or application.
Originally developed for oceanographic investigations of organisms and particles in seawater, the FlowCAM provides the user with the capability to rapidly evaluate particulate matter in fluids. The instrument and software provides the user with tools to quickly and efficiently meet challenges that previously required multiple instruments and many hours of tedious work to complete. Your FlowCAM has the following features and capabilities:
- High-Speed Digital Imaging
- Particle Size, Count, and Shape
- Real-Time Bulk and Individual Particle Analysis
- The Combined Benefits of Multiple Instruments
- Compact and Durable Packaging
- Ability to Image Particles 2 µm to 3 mm in Diameter
- Fluorescence Detection Providing Additional Selectivity
- Scatter Detection for Low Particle Concentrations
Basic Overview of the FlowCAM
In the FlowCAM system, sample is drawn into the flow chamber by a pump. Using the laser in Trigger Mode, the photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) and scatter detector monitor the fluorescence and light scatter of the passing particles. When a particle passing through the laser fan has sufficient fluorescence or laser light scatter, the camera is triggered to take an image of the field of view. The fluorescence value(s)and/or scatter detection value are then saved by Visual Spreadsheet (in addition to all other particle properties). The computer, digital signal processor, and trigger circuitry work together to initiate, retrieve and process images of the field of view. Groups of pixels that represent particles are then “segmented” out of each raw image and saved as a separate collage image (along with all associated parameter measurements). The process described above is similar when using AutoImage Mode, except the camera is set to capture raw images at a user defined interval
