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Union Biometrica, Inc. to exhibit at Plant Biology 2013 in Providence, RI
Working with fragile plant protoplasts has long been a challenge. Union Biometrica has recently demonstrated high speed, gentle sorting of protoplasts. We have successfully used our instruments to sort intact plant protoplasts and encapsulated protoplasts. We will be available at the meeting to discuss some new applications of the BioSorter, including the use of plant cell clusters (calli), pollen and Arabidopsis thaliana seeds. These samples can be analyzed and dispensed intact owing to the low sample pressures, low shear forces and the gentle sorting mechanism. Union Biometrica has developed an autosampler, LP Sampler that automatically loads samples from multiwell plates to the BioSorter for analysis and resorting, as well as the VAST BioImager, a simplified flow-based platform for image acquisition and analysis.
Additional information regarding the meeting is available at:http://my.aspb.org/page/RhodeIsland2013
About Union Biometrica, Inc.
Large Particle Flow Cytometry for Gentle Sorting --We provide Large Particle Flow Cytometers (COPAS™ and BioSorter®) for objects that are too large / too fragile for traditional cytometers and offer an alternative to manual sorting. These systems analyze and sort objects based on size and fluorescent parameters. Automating this process offers increased speed, sensitivity, quantification, and repeatability of experiments.
Peer reviewed journal papers and application notes referencing the sorting of small plant models using our COPAS and BioSorter instruments can be viewed via the links below.
- Arabidopsis:http://www.unionbio.com/publications/publication.aspx?id=36
- Protoplasts and Calli: http://www.unionbio.com/applications/notes.aspx?id=54
- Pollen:http://www.unionbio.com/applications/notes.aspx?id=22