Applied Biosystems推出行業首臺聲波聚焦流式細胞儀

Applied Biosystems推出行業第一臺聲波聚焦流式細胞儀

Attune™聲波聚焦流式細胞儀在細胞生物學應用中擁有更勝一籌的樣品通量、靈敏度、準確性和分析速度

2009年12月7日，來自美國加利福尼亞的消息——生命技術公司（納斯達克代碼：LIFE）旗下美國應用生物系統公司今日宣布它正式進入流式細胞儀市場，首次推出Attune™ 聲波聚焦流式細胞儀
（Attune™Acoustic Focusing Cytometer），這是第一臺用聲波精確控制細胞移動的流式細胞計數系統。該公司憑借在儀器制造上的專長，再加上長期以來在流式細胞儀試劑上的領先供應商地位，創造出這種新技術新產品，讓客戶在一系列細胞生物學應用中得到更高的樣品通量、靈敏度和準確性。

流式細胞儀的原理在于讓細胞穿過激光檢測設備，從而使科學家們得以對細胞進行計數和檢測。每秒鐘可計算數千個細胞的速度可實現對整個細胞群體的快速鑒定。流式細胞儀在細胞生物學領域的應用范圍也在快速增長，包括細胞表達蛋白的研究（免疫分型）、定量細胞中的DNA、細胞計數及其它。

Attune聲波聚焦流式細胞儀可幫助科學家們實現對細胞群體中大量異質細胞進行統計學數據的采集，以便研究包括大小、復雜性、表型和健康情況在內的細胞群體參數。Attune的專利技術可讓科學家們獲得更高的靈敏度，通過增加通量來節約時間，并可用于體積小的樣品。此外，Attune在提供這些升級性能的同時，還憑借緊湊的聲學技術而實現了體積小，以及開展實驗所需的消耗品量更少等優勢。這些獨特的特征將有助于實現傳統細胞儀系統所無法實現的科研應用，從樣品分離制備到微珠為基礎的樣品分析。

生命科技公司細胞系統的總裁Nicolas Barthelemy 表示： “Attune技術將某些實驗的時間縮短了一個數量級并大大提高了靈敏度，從而加速了研究流程。”“這種獨特儀器的推出，正是生命技術公司綜合利用世界頂級儀器制造經驗和細胞生物學上的專長，為生命科學研究者推出創新技術方案的又一范例。此儀器非常適合細胞信號分析和靈敏度極其重要的稀有細胞學應用，它也是各種細胞分析實驗室的極好補充。”

生命科技公司流式細胞儀的主管Mike Olszowy表示：“在流式細胞儀方面，聲學聚焦技術同時實現了更長的通過時間和更高的通量，因而能夠在對樣品中每一個細胞進行更好分析的同時對更大量的細胞進行分析。Attune的推出使得生命科技公司朝著‘數字生物學’的藍圖又邁進了一步，憑借‘數字生物學’科學家們將跨越異質細胞混合群體的整體分析而推進到在單細胞水平對分子表型進行更為精確的定量分析。”

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Applied Biosystems Debuts Industry's First Acoustic Flow Cytometer

CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec 07, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Applied Biosystems, part of LifeTechnologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) today announced its entry into the flow cytometry instrumentation market with the debut of the Attune(TM) Acoustic Focusing Cytometer, a first of its kind cytometry system designed to use sound waves to precisely control the movement of cells. The company has built upon its expertise in instrumentation, as well as its position as a long-time leading provider of flow cytometry reagents, to create a technology that will offer customers enhanced sample throughput, sensitivity and accuracy for a range of cell biology applications.

Flow cytometry allows scientists to count and examine cells by passing them through a laser-based detection device. Thousands of cells per second may be counted, allowing rapid characterization of entire populations of cells. Cellular biologists engage in flow cytometry for a rapidly growing range of applications, including the study of proteins expressed by cells (immunophenotyping), quantifying the amount of DNA in cells, cell counting, among others.

Attune enables scientists to gather statistical data on a large number of heterogeneous cells to study parameters within a cell population, including size, complexity, phenotype and health. Attune's proprietary technology allows scientists to achieve enhanced sensitivity, saves time by increasing throughput, and can be used with small sample sizes. In addition, it offers these enhanced capabilities with a reduced footprint due to the compact acoustic technology and the far smaller volume of consumables required to perform an experiment. These unique capabilities will enable scientific applications not previously possible on traditional cytometry systems, ranging from sample preparation to bead-based analyses.

"The Attune technology will accelerate research workflows by reducing the time of some experiments by an order of magnitude with greatly increased sensitivity," said Nicolas Barthelemy, President of Cell Systems at Life Technologies. "The introduction of this unique instrument is another example of how Life Technologies is using its expertise in both world-class instrumentation and cell biology to create an innovative solution for life science researchers. This instrument is ideally suited for cell signaling and rare event applications where sensitivity is critical and is a great addition to any cellular analysis laboratory."

"In flow cytometry, acoustic focusing enables both longer transit times and higher throughput, which simultaneously permits better interrogation of every cell in a sample as well as the analysis of much larger numbers of cells," said Mike Olszowy, Head of Flow Cytometry at Life Technologies. "The introduction of Attune brings Life Technologies one step closer to its vision of 'Digital Biology' whereby scientists can move beyond ensemble measurements of heterogeneous mixtures to a more precise quantitation of molecular phenotypes at the single cell level."

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