Quantum P (UV-LED, 1-Parameter) Ploidy Analyzer

Description

The Quantum P built by Quantum Analysis in Germany, is a versatile, compact, high-precision ploidy analyzer.  The CyPAD software that operates the Quantum P is designed for easy manual or automated analysis of suspensions of cells, nuclei and other particles. CyPAD software is easily configured to display, gate and analyze the data from a wide range of applications including ploidy analysis, genome sizing, immunophenotyping and most other flow cytometric applications. The German-engineered design of the Quantum P is solid and yet simple, resulting in a robust instrument that runs sample after sample, day after day, year after year with minimal maintenance. The mean time to failure of the Quantum P is greater the one year, which is unheard of among flow cytometers, which normally breakdown every few weeks or, at best, every few months.

The Quantum P (UV-LED, 1-Parameter) ploidy analyzer has an ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV-LED) which emits a large beam-spot of 365 nm UV light for optimal excitation of UV-excitable dyes such as DAPI, bound to particles such as plant or animal cellular nuclei. The Quantum P’s wide dynamic range photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) produce high resolution measurements over a wide range of fluorescence intensities. Since Quantum P is a volumetric flow cytometer, it produces accurate cell counts. The large beam-spot of UV light provides a uniform excitation of the particles as they flow through the quartz cuvette, producing uniform DNA content measurements by the PMT with narrow peaks and very tight CVs.