Magnification Enhancements

Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc. of Edgecomb, Maine, announces magnification enhancements for its imaging flow cytometry systems. The systems have used 4X and 10X magnifications with a pixel resolution of 2 micron (um) and a total size range from 5-1000um. The newest additions, a 20X magnification and an augmented 4X magnification, bring the pixel resolution down to .6um with a size range from 1um-2mm. FIT is a developer of high-speed imaging flow cytometers called the FlowCAM. A FlowCAM joins the high-tech functions of flow cytometry and microscopy by automating the analysis, measurement and imaging of particles and cells in a continuous flow. Groups in the environmental monitoring arena have found that the automated abilities of the FlowCAM are saving them from the rigorous and time-consuming microscopy protocols. The FlowCAM has begun a revolution in high-speed digital imaging and real-time individual particle analysis.