FlowCam® 8000 Series Dynamic Imaging Particle Analyzer
Overview
The FlowCam 8100 and 8400 analyzers use dynamic imaging particle analysis to perform microscopic
particle measurements rapidly enough to produce statistically significant amounts of particle data. The
FlowCam analyzers gather numerous measurements for each particle, providing the detailed data
needed for a thorough particle analysis.
This diagram represents the general components of the FlowCam system. Your analyzer may not have all of the features shown.
• An ultra-high-precision syringe pump aspirates the fluid sample through the flow cell, which
positions the particles within the optical system.
• A high-intensity LED light source combines synchronously with a very short shutter speed in the
camera to freeze the moving particles in a fluid medium.
• The high-resolution camera, coupled with optical magnification from the objective lens,
captures thousands of particle images per second. Optional electronics capture two channels of
fluorescence data per camera frame.
• As the camera captures each frame, the VisualSpreadsheet software extracts the particle images
from the background in real time and stores them for analysis.
• The software then subjects each image to a series of more than 30 mathematical measurements
to characterize that particular particle.
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