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 ===== System overview ===== ===== System overview =====
  
-The BD FACSDiscover™ ​S8 cell sorter ​is a high speed benchtop digital flow cytometer equipped with a sensitive, fixed-alignment gel-coupled cuvette flow cellIt has five spatially separated lasers ​349 nm405 nm488 nm, 561 nm and 637 nmIts primary function is to analyze complex populations ​of cells and yield pure populations of cells meeting defined criteriaThe sorter can purify samples that are simply positive and negative for a single fluorophore or as complex as multi-color samples with complex gating strategies.+The BD FACS Discover ​S8 is the first cell sorter ​that **__integrates imaging and full-spectrum capabilities__**This versatile sorter offers both traditional sorting using standard fluorescent parameters, typical of conventional full-spectrum sortersand advanced imaging featureswhich can be visualized through histograms ​and bivariate plotsThis significant innovation allows cells to be sorted not only based on the proteins they express but also by the spatial distribution ​of those proteins within the cell. 
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-The BD FACSDiscover™ S8 allows for high-parameter spectral flow cytometry. It enables you to gain full visible spectrum coverage to collect all light emitted without the need for filter changes, increasing dye flexibility and number of simultaneous colors. It also allows for autofluorescence unmixing, that may enable the resolution of difficult cells and populations. Its __BD SpectralFX Technology__ combines full-spectrum optics, next gen QC and system-aware spectral unmixing that manages spread by adapting to instrument performance and sample conditions in real time.  +  ​* Five lasers with ultra-violet (349nm), violet (405 nm), blue (488 nm), yellow-green (561 nm) and red (637 nm) 
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-{{  :​new_insights.png?​600|}} The Cell Sorter leverages __BD CellView Image Technology__,​ a novel high-speed imaging technology that facilitates analysis and sorting through **real-time integration of image and flow data**. +
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-Sorting can be performed with speeds up to 12,000 events/​second. The system sorts by incorporating cells from the sample tube into a stream of sterile PBS. The stream is interrogated by the lasers at the flow cell and the system electronics keeps track of each cell as they pass through the laser and determines specific cells that meet the sort criteria. A transducer vibrates the stream and induces droplet formation, with cells in the stream being incorporated into the droplets. If a cell meets the sorting criteria and is in the last drop before the break off, the instrument will charge that drop. The charged droplet is then deflected into the proper collection tube by the charge plates. **The fully integrated Class II Type A2 biosafety cabinet meets personal and product protection, reducing the risk of operator exposure, while sorting potentially hazardous samples (e.g human samples and other BSL-2 level samples).** +
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-  * **Five lasers** with ultra-violet (349nm), violet (405 nm), blue (488 nm), yellow-green (561 nm) and red (637 nm) +
   * **78 fluorescent detectors**   * **78 fluorescent detectors**
-  ​* **3 scatter detectors (Blue 488nm laser)**:+  * 3 scatter detectors (Blue 488nm laser):
       * FSC       * FSC
       * SSC       * SSC
       * Axial Light Loss (ALL)        * Axial Light Loss (ALL) 
-  ​* **2 scatter detectors (Violet 405nm laser)**:+  * 2 scatter detectors (Violet 405nm laser):
       * SSC       * SSC
       * Axial Light Loss (ALL)        * Axial Light Loss (ALL) 
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-  * __BD CellView Image Technology and BD SpectralFX Technology combining flow cytometry data with spatial and morphological insights.__+  * **BD SpectralFX Technology** - combines full-spectrum optics, next gen QC and system-aware spectral unmixing, managing spread by adapting to instrument performance and sample conditions in real time 
 +  * **BD CellView Image Technology** - the novel high-speed imaging technology that facilitates analysis and sorting through __real-time integration of image and flow data__ 
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   * Combines **15 image features** with flow parameters for subset classification,​ statistical analysis and sorting   * Combines **15 image features** with flow parameters for subset classification,​ statistical analysis and sorting
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   * Resolves and provides image of 0.2-µm polystyrene particles from noise using at least one SSC parameter. ​   * Resolves and provides image of 0.2-µm polystyrene particles from noise using at least one SSC parameter. ​
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 +  * Sorting can be performed with speeds up to 12,000 events/​second
   * 85 μm, 100 μm and 130 μm nozzles available   * 85 μm, 100 μm and 130 μm nozzles available
-  * Up to 6-way sorting ​for 85 μm nozzle +  * Up to 6-way sorting ​with 85 μm nozzle 
-  * Up to 4-way sorting ​for 100 μm nozzle +  * Up to 4-way sorting ​with 100 μm nozzle 
-  * Up to 2-way sorting ​for 130 μm nozzle ​+  * Up to 2-way sorting ​with 130 μm nozzle ​
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   * Tube sorting for 1.5 mL eppendorfs and 5 mL tubes (FACS tubes)   * Tube sorting for 1.5 mL eppendorfs and 5 mL tubes (FACS tubes)
   * Plate sorting for 6-, 24-, 96-, 384-well, microscope slides and other custom plates   * Plate sorting for 6-, 24-, 96-, 384-well, microscope slides and other custom plates
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 +  * The fully integrated Class II Type A2 biosafety cabinet meets personal and product protection, reducing the risk of operator exposure, while sorting potentially hazardous samples (e.g human samples and other BSL-2 level samples).
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 ===== Configuration ===== ===== Configuration =====
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 The cell sorting service is provided by a dedicated technician upon reservation on the online booking system. ​ The cell sorting service is provided by a dedicated technician upon reservation on the online booking system. ​
-The system can be booked up to 1 months ​in advance. ​+The system can be booked up to 1 month in advance. ​
  
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